English is a CRAZY language, period!

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English is a CRAZY language, period!

uklunk

17-06-2015 20:49

HELLO MY RESPECTED ENGLISH LEARNER

WELCOME

An HT from English forum, well, what can I say, mimin and momod thanks for this, and also to my fellow English learner for voting this thread, so this mean that faith in English Forum has been restored emoticon-Big Grin

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Hi guys, ok I know, it seems that you are curious about my controversial thread's title, well, you know what, it's because English is FULL OF INCONSISTENCY........that's right, Loud n Clear,huff........glad I can say that emoticon-Big Grin

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Hey, not that I hate English, it's up to you to decide. Okay, let's start with a BOX, and the plural is BOXES, but the plural of OXbecomes OXEN, not OXES. There is no HAM in HAMBURGER, neither APPLE or PINE in PINEAPPLE. QUICKSAND can work SLOWLY, BOXING RINGS are SQUARE, and GUINEA PIG is neither from GUINEA nor is it a PIG emoticon-Hammer (S)

If TEACHERS TAUGHT, why didn't PREACHERS PRAUGHT? If a VEGETARIAN eats VEGETABLES, what does a HUMANITARIAN eats? In what other language do people RECITE at a PLAY and PLAY at a RECITAL?

Another thing which annoys me so much coz I spent 2 years of my life in UK, and during my stay, I often purchase stuff on line. Well, they SHIP BY TRUCK but SEND CARGO BY SHIP, whatever...hahahaha.

We have NOSES that RUN and FEET that SMELL, we PARK in a DRIVEWAY and DRIVE in a PARKWAY where people who ride motorcycles are called BIKERS and people who ride BIKES are called CYCLISTS. And how can a SLIM CHANCE and a FAT CHANCE be the same, while a WISE MAN and a WISE GUY are opposites?

Let's face this unique lunacy of a language in which your HOUSE can BURN UP as it BURNS DOWN, in which you FILL IN a form by FILLING IT OUT, and in which an ALARM goes OFF by going ON.

Indeed that English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the HUMAN RACE (which, of course, ISN'T A RACE at all). That is why, we have a KING that rules a KINGDOM but a QUEEN doesn't rule a QUEENDOM, and when the STARS are OUT, they are VISIBLE, but when the LIGHTS are OUT, they are INVISIBLE also we have a NIGHT FALL which never BREAK and a DAY BREAK which never FALL.

Imagine, the masculine pronouns are HE, HIS and HIM and so the feminine should be SHE, SHIS and SHIM? emoticon-Hammer (S)

Ok then, let's stop for these vocabulary usage and continue with some grammar lessons with these sentences below,

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"All the faith he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life"

Sound crazy? Well look at this one below,

Spoiler for Please pronounce it your self:

So, you think that's crazy? Well, as far as grammar concern, actually those sentences make PERFECT SENSE!

Okay, enough with the grammar thing, let's move on to a crazy pronunciation, Just try to adhere this first,

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Sounds crazy?? Hey, it makes sense okay, but still they said it's just totally wrong emoticon-Hammer (S)

. Well, here's a spelling lesson for you,

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Well, that's still make sense though emoticon-Smilie

. Just don't you forget to read the sign below,

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Well, what do you think guys? emoticon-Ngakak (S)

The truth is, those were only the tip of an iceberg about English, oh no, the agony in learning English language emoticon-Cape d... (S)

Anyway, I've said it before and I'll say it again......

But, hey, let's face it, embrace it and have fun with it emoticon-Smilie

coz' that's the beauty of it and make me eager to learn even more. How about you????

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Wikipedia, Grammarly and Google

Last but not least, to "Alay" people out there,

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Hey guys, here's some bonusesfor you, to celebrate this thread in becoming the first Hot Thread from English sub forum

Even tough English is a "crazy" language to learn, it's okay to make mistakes, coz practice makes perfect guys. They say that mistakes are proof that you are trying, but still, please check and re-check before you use it in public though.

Spoiler for Imagine that this was written in an International Airport a while back ago:

Spoiler for This was written in a School, my my my:

Spoiler for Don't know what to say, too afraid to put comment:

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Spoiler for Oh come on...not this one pleasS E N S O R..:

Spoiler for Private parking only guys! failed to obey that they will turn you into a toad:

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Best quote to comment above mistakes,

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"Think Before You Speak, Read Before You Think"

Dedicated to All English Learner emoticon-heart

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Thanks guys for visiting, your rate and comment are highly appreciated

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Original Posted By Fadel999►A thread from English Forum barely becomes a hot thread. So, this is one of a great achievement
However, should I tell the posters that this is English Forum. Thus, get yourself used to English anytime you post in this particular Forum
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Original Posted By adjidorporah►why can 'read' pronounced 'rid' and 'red' ?
yes it's cz v1 and v2
but just why?
they're identical the same

*damnit grammar, i hate writing in english

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Original Posted By FluffyGirlz►then again, it makes me think what was the real reason English became the most spoken international language, other than the history that in the past the british conquered the world

source: https://twitter.com/The_YUNiversity
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Original Posted By sasrabirawa►
English is crazy..?? HELL YEAH..!! if there's a [B]GRAVE DANGER why there's no TOMB DANGER..?? Try to FLY a bit of BUTTER, you'll not find a BUTTERFLY
You can find a FIREFLY, but you'll never find a single WATERFLY in your life. And by the way, FIREFLY is not actually a fire that fly
Find a JACK, paint it Black, you cannot call it BLACK JACK
HAMBURGER is actually from the word HAMBURG, not from HAM + BURGER, cos there's no word BURGER in old English
you can spell RACECAR either from left to right or from right to left
but English steal KINDERGARTEN from Anglo-Germany, (KINDER=Kids, GARTEN=Garden) cos there's no word for "Taman Kanak Kanak" in English
BULLSH*T, refers to a lie, but why BULL..?? Why not the other animal, say ELEPHANTSH*T, or PIGSH*T..??
JOHN DOE is a dead body which cannot be identified yet. But Who the hell is John Doe anyway..??
You can find Forefinger, Middle finger, Ring finger and Little finger, but what about THUMB..??
There's no opposite for FOREHEAD
BLACK COFFEE is definitely black, but WHITE COFFEE is not actually White
you cannot find a KEY in the KEYBOARD
PANTS and PANTIES are two different things, if you are a MAN, don't try to wear a PANTIES

and can you say this ?
THREE SWITCHED WITCHES WATCH SWATCH WATCH. WHICH SWITCHED WITCHES WATCHES THE SWATCH WATCH..??

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Original Posted By mynameisdanz27►FINALLY................ Thanks God I'm not the only onS E N S O R. emoticon-Big Grin

Here some, they measure a length by FEET, including BUILDING, SEA even SNAKE that don't have FEET

If we saye MORE and MOST on most adjective with -ER and -EST (ex : Cool - Coller - Collest, Fast - Faster - Fastest) so why do we can't find BEDDER - BEDDEST or GOODER - GOODEST (BAD - WORSE - WORST, GOOD - BETTER - BEST)

Again, I never hear a word pronoun WHOM in movie, is that word really exist??

Anyway, any language have their inconsistence, including Bahasa Indonesia emoticon-Ngakak (S)

Now just enjoy the english

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Original Posted By gareano►Indeed this languange is hard to be understood literally in our language yet it's a good languange with 'many colors' when you know the idiomatic expression, like "you drive me crazy" "hold your horses" etc.

I think we, as Indonesian, have to confident with our accent even when we pronounce "mango" like "manggo" or "menggo". Just like in Singapore, people getting used to hear Singaporean English (Singlish) when mandarin accent combine with english. Maybe one day Indonesia will have Inlish (although every region have their accent, maybe it'll become Inlish Javanese Inlish Balinese, hehe). CMIIW

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Original Posted By AguzTeam► emoticon-Big Grin

Ngakak ane bacanya
Benar-benar crazy
Selama ini ane pun berpikir bahasa inggris itu aneh, gak konsisten.

Contoh : Saat "oo" diucapkan "u" di beberapa kata misal kata "baloon", "spoon", "cartoon", et cetera. Tetapi kenapa pada kata "door" tidak dibaca "u" tetapi tetap "o". Tapi kalau ada orang bilang "buka pintunya" jadi "open de dur", bisa-bisa yg denger malah ngakak gak ketulungan emoticon-Ngakak (S)

Contoh lain : Pembacaan/pronounciation "u" bisa berbeda-beda. Kadang tetap "u", kadang bisa "a".

Yg pasti English is very unique.

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Original Posted By irturhamun►Wooohooo It so crazy men....!! Why in Bahasa Indonesia called "gula merah" but in English it called " brown sugar". C'mon men who is the color blind in here? "Merah=red" and "brown=Coklat" why in English it not called "red sugar" or in Bahasa Indonesia it not called "gula coklat"?

This still be a mystery. Lol......

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Original Posted By yogamiraito►yep english is crazy like hell, but I like the tounge twist emoticon-Big Grin

let's play, can you pronounce this?

can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
betty botter bought a bit of better bitter butter
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

easy? then please pronounce this yourself emoticon-Ngakak (S)

there's a sandwich on the sand which was sent by sane witch emoticon-Big Grin

which wristwatch is a swiss wristwatch
two witches watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch? doublekill emoticon-Ngakak (S)

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Original Posted By dimartino►Dari dlu ane jg udh bingung sama b. Inggris emoticon-Hammer (S)

Why a Catfish doesn't Meow? emoticon-Hammer (S)

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Diubah oleh uklunk 05-08-2015 12:26

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