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
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.
You forgot the dark alley and truncheon…
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…
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.
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
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.
Never heard that one, but it’s true. When I need to spell a word I ask “does it look right?”