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English is a horrible language with massive numbers of grammatical exceptions. A former colleague remarked that spelling bees are interesting only because Engl
by gbacon 9y ago
English is a horrible language with massive numbers of grammatical exceptions.
A former colleague remarked that spelling bees are interesting only because English is such a horrible language. A German spelling bee, in comparison, might go on for weeks!
- chillacy 9y agoFun fact, english spelling kind of made sense before a bunch of scholars wanted to put the Latin back into the language, and now spelling is divorced from writing. As an example, why don't these words rhyme? * Enough * Through * Though Perhaps we should've gone through with one of these reforms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_reform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_refo...
- finlayson 9y agoAnd there's also: * Bough * Thorough Five separate words - with five different ways to pronounce "ough"! Spelling in English is a complete disaster. I pity those people who have to learn it as a second language.