The Chaos

This is a classic English poem containing about 800 of the worst irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation. "The Chaos" is a poem which demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation, written by Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870-1946), also known under the pseudonym Charivarius. It first appeared in an appendix to the author’s 1920 textbook Drop Your Foreign Accent: Engelsche uitspraakoefeningen.