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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

English is such a peach.

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English is such a peach.

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 8 months ago

It’s bullshit that the opposite of “impeachable” is “unimpeachable” instead of “peachable”

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The most consistent thing about English is how inconsistent it is!

Which is to be expected when you have a Germanic language that is so heavily influenced by Latin languages.

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