English makes so much sense.
English makes perfect sense—it’s all the other languages we keep stealing words from who can’t agree on a common spelling system.
As a Norwegian, I am fully aware that my ancestors helped created the English language by first invading the welsh isles, and then, three generations after invading the Francs, we invaded the isles again with romance speaking nobility for generations.
English is a Nordic made Francish/Welsh/Germanic creole that was made popular by the still Norwegian blooded crown.
But only sometimes, of course
Of course, wouldn’t want consistency or anything trivial like that.
Why would you add an “s” to the word “chivalry” though?
Schlep
Kivalry?
How do you pronounce “schedule”?
Skedual
I used to pronounce it “sk”, but in my new job, working with schedules with a Londoner, it is now “sh” for me. Undoing the US-ification of my English one word at a time.
At least we only have one “the”
That is like the linguistic version of drive through banking. No one gains from over simplifying something to such extremes.
It just makes it simple. Like available for the special need people kind of simple.
But then again, you guys made the word “literal” mean “figuratively”, so there is some schooling potential. Some.
Yeah you’re right it’s really important to use “der” for Apfel because Äpfel are men or something lmao
Don’t you dare misgender that pencil lmao his pronouns are he/him
Cómo odio el putísimo Ingles