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Sometimes the English language seems like a really, really elaborate prank:
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English words just sorta take rules and ideas from wherever the hell they want:
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Nouns can become verbs and still make sense, somehow:
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Sometimes there are silent letters in words JUST BECAUSE:
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Sometimes, you practically need a diagram to make sense of a sentence:
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You could be saying a phrase one way for years, and then someone else breaks it down for you and you realize you've been speaking nonsense:
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For people whose first language is English, they've all internalized rules that they weren't even aware of:
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If you've only ever seen a word written down, there's a very good chance you have no idea how to say it aloud:
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The language doesn't care about making words rhyme:
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No, but seriously, why does this make sense???
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There are so many examples of this, it makes you want to break something:
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Somehow our brains can understand sentences that are incomprehensible on purpose:
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And the proper spelling depends on where on the planet you are:
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English doesn't have any definite rules about pronunciation:
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We often make strict grammar rules, only to immediately make a bunch of exceptions to those rules:
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Sometimes there are subtle differences that you'd never notice until someone pointed it out to you:
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The fact that all of these sentences are grammatically correct should make everyone furious:
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The language's spelling conventions are so difficult that we actually hold competitions:
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And English even has several words that mean both one thing and its opposite — WHAT?! Okay, I need to go lie down.
