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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Crul@lemm.ee to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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Engish is easy. No conjugation - you just have to memorize 50,000 words and you're good.

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[–] Especially_the_lies@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

There's an I Love Lucy scene where Ricky is trying to prove he is capable of reading to their baby, and the book is filled with -ough words.

My heart goes out to anyone trying to learn this language as a second (or third or...) language.