• @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    31 year ago

    English is such as mess that you actually have spelling contests to prove it. Try that with most other languages, and it’s going to be exciting for all the first graders who just learned the alphabet. Anyone older than that will be bored to death in the contest.

    • @rtxn@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      31 year ago

      As a kid, I was so confused by (dubbed) cartoons’ portrayal of spelling contests as some serious, non-trivial thing. Then I learned English and finally understood.

      • @Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        21 year ago

        Yeah, me too. I was like: “dude, you just listen to the sounds, convert them to letters and you’re done. Why is everyone so excited about someone having learned the alphabet. That’s literally first grader stuff.”

        Then I realized how bad it really is in English.