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The basic problem with written English is the alphabet. The Latin alphabet was not designed for English and does not have letters for some of the most common sounds, "sh" for example and cab be expressed in a great variety of ways.If we are looking at English as an official international language then the approach is flawed. English is not a very scientific language. For starters, it lacks consistency when it comes to describing sound. It heavily relies on context which leads to ambiguity. It will be tragic for humanity if English emerges as an official international language. However, it is at the moment a very practical and useful language skill to possess.
English is the worst language. The spelling is arbitrary and chosen by 18th century Anglican nerds who worshipped the Norman French aristocracy and so they wanted to retain the root spellings so that one could see which words came from the crude Germanic English vrs which came from the sophisticated French of the Norman ancestry.
Every other language based their spelling on the phonetic sound of the spoken word.
So we get to have words like trough, dough, tough, thought, fought, cough, and though.
Retards.
Other languages like Polish and Hungarian have the same problem. The Czechs, Slovaks and others adopted a system of hooks above the letters to deal with the problem.
Lol, now you're an internet doctor?
Internet warrior, internet lawyer, internet expert on guns...
That must be why so many illegal aliens speak English so well.Being able to address someone in their own language shows both respect for the person, and their culture.
Lol, now you're an internet doctor?
Internet warrior, internet lawyer, internet expert on guns...
Never once claimed to be any of those things, of course. It's pretty obvious you ain't right in the head, boy.
That must be why so many illegal aliens speak English so well.
Lol, now you're an internet doctor?
Internet warrior, internet lawyer, internet expert on guns...
Never once claimed to be any of those things, of course. It's pretty obvious you ain't right in the head, boy.
liar
That must be why so many illegal aliens speak English so well.
Know what ya mean, can't speak a lick of Sioux or Cherokee...
It was mandatory when I was in school. But a lot of kids these days can barely speak or write English. Academic standards have clearly slipped, they should focus on English and let a second language be optional. With modern technology translations are going to get even easier. It would be good to at least articulate yourself well in one language.
That must be why so many illegal aliens speak English so well.
Know what ya mean, can't speak a lick of Sioux or Cherokee...
That must be why so many illegal aliens speak English so well.
Know what ya mean, can't speak a lick of Sioux or Cherokee...
That nonsense post didn't even respond to the quote.
That nonsense post didn't even respond to the quote.
That nonsense post didn't even respond to the quote.
It did when you cease believing the lie that English is the native language spoken in North America. It isn't. It's the language spoken by the invaders who conquered North America.
That nonsense post didn't even respond to the quote.
It did when you cease believing the lie that English is the native language spoken in North America. It isn't. It's the language spoken by the invaders who conquered North America.
Being able to address someone in their own language shows both respect for the person, and their culture.
That must be why so many illegal aliens speak English so well.Being able to address someone in their own language shows both respect for the person, and their culture.