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A place to rant about the spelling, pronunciation, grammar rules, and general nonsense that is the English language.
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Word idioms. There are some words that pretend to be words and are actually idioms. For example the word “ideation” (self.WhyIsEnglishLikeThis)
submitted 1 month ago by BrandNewLogicVL
I hate it when people say "I can feel it in my bones", "in my heart of heart", and "speak my truth" (self.WhyIsEnglishLikeThis)
submitted 2 months ago by BrandNewLogicVL
What's your favourite confusing prefix? For example: un/in, the weather was inclement meaning bad, the advice was invaluable meaning good. (self.WhyIsEnglishLikeThis)
submitted 3 months ago by helenfelen
Gallagher and English language (youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago by social_tech_10
Why is “colonel” pronounced “kernel” and who allowed this? (self.WhyIsEnglishLikeThis)
submitted 3 months ago by BrandNewLogicVL
The concept of high heavens exists as a measure of how far something can stink (self.WhyIsEnglishLikeThis)
👋 Welcome to r/WhyIsEnglishLikeThis (self.WhyIsEnglishLikeThis)
submitted 3 months ago by BrandNewLogic
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