Why are there almost no words in English containing the letter combination “zh”, despite the fact that that the sound is quite common, e.g. “measure”?

Question

Why are there almost no words in English containing the letter combination “zh”, despite the fact that that the sound is quite common, e.g. “measure”?

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Answer 1

Do you think that we chose to spell words the way they sound, or that people mispronounced or change the pronunciation of some words? Why don’t you see if you can handle this one yourself. I believe in you.