02-09-2017, 03:23 AM
Any language is difficult to learn at first. In class or on-line every word is spoken slowly, correctly, and with perfect diction. It ain't like dat on the street man.
But whaddaya expect, huh? English has been kicked around for centuries all over the world. This is really evident when you receive a text from the younger generation. Like, u know whaddi mean, a?
Some of the English spellings could use an upgrade however.
laugh ... log?... laff ... oh!
Caterwauling? Wouldn't catawailing make more sense?
For 30 years of my working life, I worked in a French environment. Now after 12 years of retirement, I couldn't order poutine. Fortunately I can still read a bit of French with the help of the Roget French/English dictionary.
But whaddaya expect, huh? English has been kicked around for centuries all over the world. This is really evident when you receive a text from the younger generation. Like, u know whaddi mean, a?
Some of the English spellings could use an upgrade however.
laugh ... log?... laff ... oh!
Caterwauling? Wouldn't catawailing make more sense?
For 30 years of my working life, I worked in a French environment. Now after 12 years of retirement, I couldn't order poutine. Fortunately I can still read a bit of French with the help of the Roget French/English dictionary.