Clarification Edit: for people who speak English natively and are learning a second language

  • LockheedTheDragon@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Learning a second language hasn’t made me think English is broken. I already thought English was messed up but know a little of it’s history so have a general idea why. Learning Spanish means learning the flaws of a second language. I thinking all languages are flawed, but English just goes the extra mile.

    • Brickardo@feddit.nl
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      5 months ago

      Conversely, when we Spanish have to learn English, the thing we hate the most is that words are not pronounced the way they’re written. In Spanish, however, we’ve got some weird rules with irregular verbs and articles, but the former is common to both languages