English spelling may be the most idiosyncratic, although French gives it a run for the money with 13 ways to spell the sound “o”: o, ot, ots, os, ocs, au, aux, aud, auds, eau, eaux, ho and ö.

英语的拼写或许是最特殊的。 虽然法语与英语也有得一拼，法语有十三种拼写组合发“o”音：o, ot, ots, os, ocs, au, aux, aud, auds, eau, eaux, ho还有 ö。

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Sceptics point out that, while promoting pan-African democracy, some AU nations are run by autocrats.

BBC: Profile: African Union