this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 99 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Because english is just semi random noises

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Truer words were never spoken.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Most languages are, but english goes out of its way in being phonetically retarded

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

My favorite example is the word "yacht"