The friction between spoken acoustics and written orthography will always generate questions in phonetic languages. Homophones like "ves" and "vez" show why conversational fluency differs from written mastery. Spoken dialogue carries tone, gesture, and situational context that mask identical pronunciations. Paper and screens afford no such grace.
For bilingual communicators, editors, and students, keeping the boundary sharp requires remembering one underlying principle: you look with "ves," but you count instances with "vez." Anchoring that fundamental difference removes the hesitation before your fingers hit the keyboard.
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