To answer this question, let’s go back further than you might expect. The answer has two parts: how it sounds when spoken (pronunciation) and how it looks in writing (typeface).
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When you study linguistics, a pivotal realization emerges – the absence of linguistic hierarchy. No language inherently dominates another, and intellect is not divided along linguistic lines. The ability for language is universally inherent in the overwhelming majority of humanity, and our proficiency in our native tongues does not serve as a gauge for intelligence.
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English is such a zany language. It confuses the heck out of everyone, natives and non-natives alike. If you can speak English, then kudos. It’s not easy to speak a language whose madness knows no bounds. To demonstrate what a crazy language English can be, we have put together a compilation of how people were
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The English language, with its rich tapestry of influences from Latin, Germanic, French, and countless other sources, presents a beguiling paradox to both native speakers and learners alike. Its intricate web of irregular spellings, nuanced grammar rules, and homophones that sound the same but have entirely different meanings can confound even the most astute minds.
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Whether you speak English as a first or second language, you have your own reasons for hating the English language. It could be the irritating spelling, pronunciation, or the confusing grammar rules that natives break all the time. Because many people are learning English today than ever before, most of them express their frustration while
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It fascinates me how much we know about our languages and that we don’t know we know. Nobody taught us anything as babies and yet we could navigate, quite easily and effortlessly, our way inside the linguistic maze we were thrown into. The amount of rules you should know to speak a certain language is
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It’s guaranteed that you have or will run into some of these Latin terms in anything including the lightest reading. That’s because they’re everywhere. In newspapers, textbooks, manuals, et cetera. They are used in, inter alia, academic writing, text messaging, and, quite extensively, law documents. So, they are, ipso facto, very important to know. Ergo, we thought it’s a
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One of the things that make the United States special is its diverse and varied linguistic background. You might think people speak the same English you and I know, but that’s not actually the case. The number of different accents spoken in the US and the degree of lexical variation are just fascinating. Language variation
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While most of the world’s population speaks some English today, a small portion can hold a full-fledged conversation in English. This is particularly true of the European continent. One very common misconception is that Europeans are good at speaking English. This is not true, however. While some countries excel at speaking English, especially in Northern
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