Damn you English language!
This confused me for a second. I read: "I had read the forums on paper if paper was magic." That's clearly wrong. But "reeeeeaaaad" is also said "red", which I had forgotten.Originally Posted by Loony BoB
So what things about the English language confuse you from time to time? I suppose Americans can join in too, as you're English-esque.
It confuses me greatly with its irregularity, but that being said, I love it deeplywhen used well, it's the most gorgeous amazing thing ever.
I keep reading 'shopfitting' as 'shoplifting' and I even misread 'Santa' as 'Satan'
"I work in one of those humble call centres... Apparently, what we're doing at the moment is 'sprinkling our magic along the way'. It's a call centre, not Hogwarts." ~ Caroline Garlick, Ayrshire, BBC News Magazine
I'm sometimes confused about the difference between "might" and "may", meaning I'm not sure which one to use in certain sentences.
Not only did you read it wrong, you also failed to correct it.
You see, I'd read the forums on paper if paper were magic, but I'd never neglect to use the subjunctive if the subjunctive were necessary.
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There's probably a conspiracy theory in there.
I find English to, quite simply, a very British language. It's got silly eccentricities, rules that apply to very specific words but not others, some ridiculously malleable structures for sentences (compared to something more rigid like, say, German) and it's just a rather nice language to use, I think.
Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine.
The abundance of irregularities in the English language can be frustrating at times, especially, I'd image, for those who are not native speakers. Too many words are exceptions to otherwise logical rules, but I think the most frustrating inconsistency in the English language is the multiple pronunciations of the same combination of letters.
That said, as English is my first language, I don't often have many difficulties with it. I learned a long time ago not to attempt to find a logical structure behind the English language and just love it as it is.
Canadians are more English than Americans. We have all those U's added.
FavoUrites, rumoUrs, coloUrs...
Hamburgers don't have ham in them
goose is geese
moose is meese?
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Hamburger is a borrowed German word, blame the Germans for that.
English has a tendency to not do stuff if it sounds retarded.
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
Yeah you got a point there :/Hamburger is a borrowed German word, blame the Germans for that.
English has a tendency to not do stuff if it sounds retarded.
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They come from Hamburg. "er" on the end of a town name in German means it comes from that place. Next time I hear someone moan (in person) that hamburgers don't have ham in them I'm going to kill them.
I get confused reading american spellings. "labor", "favorite". Is your U button broken?
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