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minus-square@Treczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoAs someone who learned English in school, I can assure you that the word “yacht” is rather at the bottom of the list of troubles. See: “The Chaos” (poem)
minus-square@Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agohttps://ncf.idallen.com/english.html It’s way longer than I remember. I think I only ever saw an abridged version or something.
minus-square@restingboredface@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoWow. That is a beast. Definitely showcases some of the finer points of our weird language.
minus-square@Treczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI think there are at least three versions from the original author, IIRC.
As someone who learned English in school, I can assure you that the word “yacht” is rather at the bottom of the list of troubles.
See: “The Chaos” (poem)
https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
It’s way longer than I remember. I think I only ever saw an abridged version or something.
Wow. That is a beast. Definitely showcases some of the finer points of our weird language.
I think there are at least three versions from the original author, IIRC.