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Post by austkyzor on Nov 30, 2010 15:28:00 GMT -5
Colour (or color - spelling doesn't matter in this case). A common word, no?
Is it just me, or does it look like it's spelled horribly wrong?
Another word that looks like it's spelled wrong - through
louse
spinach
colonal
knife
I know WHY these words are all messed up, and not spelled the way they sound - English has some messed up origins and rules - there's a reason why it's the hardest language to learn to write
Grah, I'm just ranting, really.
/Ranty McRant
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Post by Lyserg Zeroz on Nov 30, 2010 15:40:29 GMT -5
Really? English? Wasn't it like finnish or something different? ... I don't remember. I don't even tink one can objectively say that "[insert language here] is the most difficult language in the world", I mean, there are many not so well known languages out there =/... mmh. Anyways, yeah there are some words that seem horribly wrong when I write them =O, I don't remember right now, but I know it has happened to me.
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Post by austkyzor on Nov 30, 2010 15:43:49 GMT -5
Finnish is one of the hardest languages to learn to SPEAK, but English, because of all it's contradictions, rules, and weird ways of spelling things, is the hardest to learn to WRITE.
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Post by Ferrrrrre on Nov 30, 2010 15:53:25 GMT -5
color > color, coloris (LATIN for color)  colonal > colonia (LATIN for colony) When you know some Latin, you'll see that English isn't that different ps. Some people said that Dutch is also a language that is very hard to learn.; but I dunno..  |
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Post by Kevak on Nov 30, 2010 15:58:49 GMT -5
Minun mielestäni Suomi on ihan helppoa.
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Post by Ferrrrrre on Nov 30, 2010 16:00:32 GMT -5
O and I forgot to mention that a lot of English words have a Dutch origin ;D (*has recently learned this in Dutch class*)
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Post by austkyzor on Nov 30, 2010 16:12:34 GMT -5
Well, I knew about the Latin origins - but not everybody knows Latin. I know it because it's a requirement for my degree.
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Post by Ferrrrrre on Nov 30, 2010 16:46:43 GMT -5
oh okay XD ^ I used to have spellingtrouble with the word 'awkward' A word I find spelled wrong: gaol (=jail, prison) |
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Post by Alex on Nov 30, 2010 17:22:04 GMT -5
Color or colour looks fine to me. Necessary is a jerk, though. JUST MAKE IT NESESARY!
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Post by Lex on Nov 30, 2010 17:27:09 GMT -5
oh okay XD ^ I used to have spellingtrouble with the word 'awkward' A word I find spelled wrong: gaol (=jail, prison) "Gaol" seems technically incorrect, because, as I understand it, an "E" after a "G" makes the "G" soft (as in, it acts like a "J") |
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Post by Insane_Zang on Nov 30, 2010 17:47:17 GMT -5
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Post by Lyserg Zeroz on Nov 30, 2010 19:37:23 GMT -5
I used to have spellingtrouble with the word 'awkward' ^That D= |
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Post by austkyzor on Nov 30, 2010 20:39:34 GMT -5
Oh hell yes.Even better - the spelling has always been lieutenant - but the original pronunciation is "lef-tenant"
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Post by Flappy on Nov 30, 2010 20:43:40 GMT -5
Pizza
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Post by krzych32 on Nov 30, 2010 21:12:52 GMT -5
Finnish is one of the hardest languages to learn to SPEAK, but English, because of all it's contradictions, rules, and weird ways of spelling things, is the hardest to learn to WRITE. English is much easier then Polish. Polish has so many rules that are just there for hell of it, but one still has to fallow them. |
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Post by Joey on Nov 30, 2010 21:41:11 GMT -5
Welcome to the epic fail known as the English language. Please leave your brain and common sense at the door.
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Post by Lex on Nov 30, 2010 22:11:48 GMT -5
That's Italian in origin, though |
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Post by austkyzor on Nov 30, 2010 22:14:29 GMT -5
yeah - it's why I didn't originally include it - just like mozzarella
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Post by Freddy on Nov 30, 2010 22:26:47 GMT -5
Spanish is really easy on the pronunciation, but its grammar is a BITCH. Really. As a native speaker I often find myself making weird mistakes. (like "imprimido" instead of "impreso" or "rompido" instead of "roto".) Let's all learn Japanese!  (nevermind. THERE'S A LOT OF KANJIS!  ) |
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Post by austkyzor on Nov 30, 2010 22:35:58 GMT -5
And Kanji is only the tip of the iceberg - there's also hiragana and katakana - which is, in theory, what they actually write with
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#cookies.. 
