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> Ask to someone who learns French, for instance. Rules with too many arbitrary exceptions. I took French in middle school, and it was always a running joke th
by genocidicbunny 1y ago
> Ask to someone who learns French, for instance. Rules with too many arbitrary exceptions.
I took French in middle school, and it was always a running joke that the teacher spent the first 5 minutes on the rule, and the next 40 minutes on the exceptions.
- Jensson 1y agoThat is still a good rule if its just 40 minutes of exceptions if it covers much more than that.
- BrandoElFollito 1y agoI am French and my non-native-French wife often asks me "why do you say this and that". Either there is a simple rule and well known exceptions we learn at school (she would also know) or we get into the area of "this is what this is, just learn it by heart". And then suddenly, someday, I discover there is an obscure rule with complicated words that addresses the question.