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Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 year ago
To repeat an interweb truism…
English isn’t a language; it’s three smaller languages sitting on each other’s shoulders and wearing a long coat and a fedora.
To repeat another interweb truism…
English is closer to Chinese/Japanese as a pictographic system, since there are so many exceptions to the phonetic rules, syntax, and grammar that govern it, that it’s often easier to just memorize whole words and phrases, than to guess how to use them from alphabet alone
Never heard that one, but it’s true. When I need to spell a word I ask “does it look right?”
And the other one:
“English is a language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary”
It did come from England. So that tracks.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You forgot the dark alley and truncheon…
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That’s a comment that you can use on pretty much any post on any subject.
“This is my mother’s recipe for lemon zest cake…”
You forgot the dark alley and truncheon…
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My mom forgot about the dark alley part though so it was public.
Yeah that’s true but the English language is known for stealing words.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Counterpoint it’s not theft if you’re related and they clearly weren’t using it. Also it’s not theft if they stole something first, looking at you Japan stealing our swear words you fucking cock sucking bastards.