crooked indifference: 21 Reasons Why The English Language Sucks

luckyshirt:

by Sheetr

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.

2. The farm was used to produce produce.

3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.

4. We must polish the Polish furniture.

5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6. The soldier decided to desert…

Meh. I can’t see one reason why “the English language sucks” in this list. If you started talking about English orthography, you might start to build an argument around homography and ambiguity, but really orthography is not something the language is to blame for. And anyways, is it really so much of a problem?

I think it’s interesting.

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    THESE ARE JUST 21 OF THE REASONS WHY I LOVE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
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    NO. That’s why it’s awesome.
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