r/MadeMeSmile • u/-JOMY- • 22h ago

Good Vibes ESL classes be like

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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)

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u/Bishopkilljoy 15h ago edited 8h ago

Trying to explain to my friends Vietnamese mother that Buick and Quick do not rhyme was hard to convey