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The incredible English language......
Dec. 20th, 2006 01:14 pm....but does that mean it's not credible?
Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing.
Food, good, hood, mood, and wood don't rhyme.
Anal, banal, and canal don't rhyme either.
I've heard that English is one of the hardest languages to learn and master. I think one of the reasons why is that there are so many damn exceptions. Mnemonics like "I before E except after C" come to mind.
What exceptions drive you nuts? I always mix up -ance with -ence. In junior high, I lost a spelling bee on "incoherence".
Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing.
Food, good, hood, mood, and wood don't rhyme.
Anal, banal, and canal don't rhyme either.
I've heard that English is one of the hardest languages to learn and master. I think one of the reasons why is that there are so many damn exceptions. Mnemonics like "I before E except after C" come to mind.
What exceptions drive you nuts? I always mix up -ance with -ence. In junior high, I lost a spelling bee on "incoherence".
