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r/MadeMeSmile • u/-JOMY- • 22h ago
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I've taught ESL. You don't truly grasp how stupid a language English is until you try to explain parts of it to someone in words they can understand
or why these all sound different: bough, bought, through, thorough, slough, tough, hiccough
(edit: I think two of them do rhyme; not sure which)
41 u/chintakoro 19h ago meanwhile, native English speakers: "I can't believe Chinese has a different character for EVERY word!" So do we, folks. So do we.
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meanwhile, native English speakers: "I can't believe Chinese has a different character for EVERY word!" So do we, folks. So do we.
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u/dogsledonice 21h ago edited 9h ago
I've taught ESL. You don't truly grasp how stupid a language English is until you try to explain parts of it to someone in words they can understand
or why these all sound different: bough, bought, through, thorough, slough, tough, hiccough
(edit: I think two of them do rhyme; not sure which)