Git is a beautiful system with an ugly UI. Semi-random English words used that seem to explain a different action than they really do, especially mixed with --a

Git is a beautiful system with an ugly UI. Semi-random English words used that seem to explain a different action than they really do, especially mixed with --arguments that sometimes make a command do something entirely different. It also lands squarely in the middle of making user-friendly analogies and allowing you to go "directly to the metal". The commands are a super leaky abstraction and often you need to simply memorize what they really do, no real deduction possible.