Have you ever really thought about just how weird the English language is? There are so many illogical, contradictory rules in English that it would be hard to even begin listing them. Why is building pronounced ‘bilding,’ yet fruit is ‘froot?’ Why do we say enough like ‘enuff’ but through is ‘throo?’ And what the hell is going on with ‘thorough?’
As anyone who has ever tried to learn English as a second language will tell you, it’s madness. Here are a few illustrations of the anarchy at the heart of English.
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