r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Upstairs_Cash8400 • 2d ago

English for Beginners

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u/Soulborg87 2d ago

The English language is 3 languages in a trench coat with a fake ID

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u/FingerSlamGrandpa 1d ago

After watching his videos I genuinely don't understand how I learned English.

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u/WittyBonkah 1d ago

Same. My brother once told me I hadn’t made my first coherent sentence until I turned 8. I don’t feel bad about it anymore.

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u/H4mp0 1d ago

Snap.

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u/blewawei 1d ago

Because you learnt to speak it before you learnt to write it

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u/Traditional-Handle83 1d ago

Yea but then I look at other languages and the sounds stay the same or only changes with the letter change..... English doesn't. Hell you even have that lead lead lead issue in English that other languages just use different words for altogether.

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u/Gren57 1d ago

Because you have a good memory. Seems like most of the English language is pure memorization, not lojik, at leest four mee it iz.