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Quirks of the English Language [Video]

Posted By Eric Dye on January 29, 2012

As I study another language and see how non-native English speakers wrangle the English language, I now realize just how confusing the English language can be.

There are rules, but there seems to be an exception for every one of them.

Watch in amazement and pure entertained delight as a 102 year old man challenges the English language:

[via The Italian Dyes]

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8 Responses to “Quirks of the English Language [Video]”

singinheart

January 29, 2012 at #
i love it!
thank you! <3

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- Eric Dye
  
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Ruben Nuñez

January 29, 2012 at #
Yeah. We can totally relate. My wife who’s a second grade ESL teacher lets me know the struggle her students go through to learn english because the rules many times do not make sense.

Great video.

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- Eric Dye
  
  January 31, 2012 at #
  Great insight, Ruben. Thanks!
  
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James Cooper

January 29, 2012 at #
Awesome! As someone who tends to spell foneticaly – me likey

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- Eric Dye
  
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Nathan David Hall

January 30, 2012 at #
Yea… just “spell it like it sounds.” Great advice….

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