Even more on fatigue...

The other day I wrote about "fatigue":

• http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-say-you-are-tired.html
• http://upgradeenglish.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-on-fatigue-pronunciation.html

Today two more examples came to mind:

• vague - あい昧;
• plague - 疫病;

There's nothing vague about the plague of fatigue in Japan; everyone is in need of the coming Golden Week holidays. You might feel that English spelling is sometimes vague with regards to pronunciation; however, with enough study you will start to see the patterns.