I think the key is whether the person learns by phonetics (young age, first language) vs by text (older, not first language).
Then the more studious originally-phonetics-learners can supplement their understanding with text later in life and overcome errors like the one in the OP.
I think the key is whether the person learns by phonetics (young age, first language) vs by text (older, not first language).
Then the more studious originally-phonetics-learners can supplement their understanding with text later in life and overcome errors like the one in the OP.
That’s a good explanation, always wondered how native speakers could fuck that up.