Brother and I got a good laugh when we saw this one. Made us think of what our dad told us about his learning English. Think words like Door and Poor, Cough and Bough.
English seems to be a language put together by a committee. I once mentioned to my class that I “speak” Cherokee. (Not that any native speaker would ever agree with me.) Once you nail down the 80-odd symbols, it is easy to read. This symbol is always “da” and that symbol is always “ni”. So we tried it with English; they designed a symbol of “ought”, and we tried to see how many ways that could be combined with an English letter to make a word. Thought, brought, caught, allot. We had a grand time. And then we got back to what I was supposed to be doing!
rayannina almost 4 years ago
English: three languages in a trenchcoat.
kaffekup almost 4 years ago
Very clever strip!
rekam Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Brother and I got a good laugh when we saw this one. Made us think of what our dad told us about his learning English. Think words like Door and Poor, Cough and Bough.
Pickled Pete almost 4 years ago
tough the thought through though.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Here’s your blackened ghoti, Mr. Phtholoyrrh. Can I get you anything else right now?
Everyone knows that ghoti is pronounced fish.
But do you know how Phtholoyrrh is pronounced?
Casey Jones almost 4 years ago
the English language is pure insanity.
Dani Rice almost 4 years ago
English seems to be a language put together by a committee. I once mentioned to my class that I “speak” Cherokee. (Not that any native speaker would ever agree with me.) Once you nail down the 80-odd symbols, it is easy to read. This symbol is always “da” and that symbol is always “ni”. So we tried it with English; they designed a symbol of “ought”, and we tried to see how many ways that could be combined with an English letter to make a word. Thought, brought, caught, allot. We had a grand time. And then we got back to what I was supposed to be doing!
bxclent Premium Member almost 4 years ago
yes it is a rough language to learn
GaryCooper almost 4 years ago
“The tough coughs as he ploughs the dough” was the caption of an early Dr. Seuss cartoon.
robnvon Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Damn those Anglo-Saxons and the way they used to pronounce words.
craigwestlake almost 4 years ago
Consult the president, he seems to know everything else…
soaringblocks almost 4 years ago
Brilliant! I love it!
dflak almost 4 years ago
English is a mongrel language of dubious parenthood. That’s what makes it such a powerful language.