Comments on: English plurals are complicated http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/05/english-plurals-are-complicated photos, electronic projects, and other random stuff Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chao http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/05/english-plurals-are-complicated/comment-page-1#comment-47192 Chao Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:35 +0000 http://www.randomwisdom.com/?p=603#comment-47192 It's amazing how much of this stuff we take for granted... English sucks. It’s amazing how much of this stuff we take for granted…

English sucks.

]]> By: Mom http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/05/english-plurals-are-complicated/comment-page-1#comment-47191 Mom Fri, 16 May 2008 12:23:59 +0000 http://www.randomwisdom.com/?p=603#comment-47191 Much of this is because English has borrowed from so many other languages and has its roots in ancient Germanic tongues. Thus child/children, sheep/sheep. From what I understand, most other languages are more "pure" and thus the rules are more consistent. It was always hard to explain WHY and have it make any sense, because many times it doesn't make any sense. It just is. I guess that's a good analogy for life. Much of this is because English has borrowed from so many other languages and has its roots in ancient Germanic tongues. Thus child/children, sheep/sheep. From what I understand, most other languages are more “pure” and thus the rules are more consistent. It was always hard to explain WHY and have it make any sense, because many times it doesn’t make any sense. It just is. I guess that’s a good analogy for life.

]]> By: Jen http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/05/english-plurals-are-complicated/comment-page-1#comment-47190 Jen Fri, 16 May 2008 03:54:25 +0000 http://www.randomwisdom.com/?p=603#comment-47190 I've heard it said that English is one of the hardest languages to learn because there are so many variances like that, I think I would have a hard time remembering them all if I wasn't a native English speaker. We really take those things for granted because they are second nature to us. Sort of gives you an appreciation of how hard it is for the kids who come from Mexico to learn the language, as well as the subject, which they have to do at the same time. Now if only understanding that made it easier to teach it :-p I’ve heard it said that English is one of the hardest languages to learn because there are so many variances like that, I think I would have a hard time remembering them all if I wasn’t a native English speaker. We really take those things for granted because they are second nature to us. Sort of gives you an appreciation of how hard it is for the kids who come from Mexico to learn the language, as well as the subject, which they have to do at the same time. Now if only understanding that made it easier to teach it :-p

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