For Steve

[Onkel Neal]

So, do you struggle with spelling and pronunciating English words? Well, you should be excused, because the language is nuts. (http://www.cracked.com/article_20713_5-reasons-english-language-makes-no-freaking-sense.html):-j

[Herr-Berbunch]

But at least we don't have to worry if a chest of drawers is female, and a woman's drawers male, or heavens above - neither! And plurals are pretty easy too. :03:

[Penguin]

But at least we don't have to worry if a chest of drawers is female, and a woman's drawers male, or heavens above - neither! And plurals are pretty easy too. :03:

pff, real languages use 3 genders :O:

[Sailor Steve]

I already knew a lot of that, and a lot of it is silly. That said, you should have known better than to direct the title at me.

pronunciating
It's "pronouncing". :O:

[Cybermat47]

pff, real languages use 3 genders :O:

What's the third one? :hmmm:

[Buddahaid]

What's the third one? :hmmm:

I think it's "undecided".

[vienna]

George Bernard Shaw was an avid proponent of spelling reform. He made a case that, given existing spelling of other words, the word 'fish' should be spelled 'ghoti':


http://www.nuspel.org/phonics1c.html


I have long enjoyed the work of Shaw (incidentally, Shaw was a close personal friend of T. E. Lawrence aka "Lawrence of Arabia") and I rank him up with other great social cmmentators/authors such as Mark Twain...


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[TarJak]

Vario sermone.

[Mr Quatro]

I can't understand why that farmer in the GEICO TV commercial can't spell kow ... that's just plain stupid :D

[Schroeder]

What's the third one? :hmmm:
A neuter. A thing without any gender. And the best thing is there are no rules why a word would be masculine, feminine or neuter (which triggers one of the three corresponding noun markers, you only have one: "the"). You have to learn that with the vocabulary.:yeah:

[Wolferz]

COW
C O W E I E I O:haha:

[Jimbuna]

So, do you struggle with spelling and pronunciating English words? Well, you should be excused, because the language is nuts. (http://www.cracked.com/article_20713_5-reasons-english-language-makes-no-freaking-sense.html):-j

Heck, even many of the English have trouble with the English language :)

[TarJak]

Heck, even many of the English have trouble with the English language :)

Aye, particularly Geordies. :O:

[Herr-Berbunch]

pff, real languages use 3 genders :O:

Highlighted the relevant wording from my post, just for you. :O:

But at least we don't have to worry if a chest of drawers is female, and a woman's drawers male, or heavens above - neither! And plurals are pretty easy too. :03:

[Jimbuna]

Aye, particularly Geordies. :O:

She'll be right :)

[Rhodes]

Barbaric languages...

[Oberon]

She'll be right :)

No worries!

[nikimcbee]

But at least we don't have to worry if a chest of drawers is female, and a woman's drawers male, or heavens above - neither! And plurals are pretty easy too. :03:

Good point.

I vote switch to Russian, but the verbs are goofy.:dead:

[nikimcbee]

Aye, particularly Geordies. :O:

Is it toon or toooooooooooooooooooooon?:03:

[Jimbuna]

Is it toon or toooooooooooooooooooooon?:03:

TOON ya bugga.

[TarJak]

Bewdy mate. Owzitgoin?

[Penguin]

I think it's "undecided".

:haha: that's why advertisements for good beer consider them all:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hULL5vs4J-U/TNKsb5R-WuI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/hbdJTz9nHBs/s1600/astra_fuermanner.jpg

(For men, women, etc...)


Highlighted the relevant wording from my post, just for you. :O:

:damn: :oops:

[switch on random excuse generator]

This just racist ist! :timeout: Yust bee cause me is no naitive speecer! We in Krautland only have. short. sentences. Not used to read so long.

[Jimbuna]

^ LOL :)

[Schroeder]

This just racist ist! :timeout: Yust bee cause me is no naitive speecer! We in Krautland only have. short. sentences. Not used to read so long.
And espeshelie not in foreignish I meit at.:stare:

[TarJak]

:har:

[Onkel Neal]

I think it's "undecided".


:har: