tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post1894302610412939920..comments2023-07-06T03:11:12.449-07:00Comments on riseoutofme: Really ... It's easy to learn English ....riseoutofmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14900369522350465257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post-27459490687350699582009-09-25T00:20:10.373-07:002009-09-25T00:20:10.373-07:00I don't feel up to it!I don't feel up to it!Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post-65374835937798781292009-09-21T14:46:25.639-07:002009-09-21T14:46:25.639-07:00But most English words make more sense if you look...But most English words make more sense if you look into their origins. Buick from the English town of Bewick, so the pronunication makes sense. Pineapple becaus ehtey resemble pinecones. And so on. ANd I bet every language has those. Like the Frecnh word for baked potaoes. Apples of the earth in their dressing gowns? Poetic, but not one you'd just guess on your own.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post-11439943482801417442009-09-20T23:07:12.126-07:002009-09-20T23:07:12.126-07:00I have always been very glad that English is my na...I have always been very glad that English is my native language because I really pity anyone who has to learn it as a second (or third.) It is chock full (what is a chock?) of inconsistencies, there are as many exceptions to the rules as there are rules, and probably 1/3 of our words are not pronounced as they look or as you pointed out, do not rhyme with words they logically should rhyme with, but don't. It's UPsetting.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post-55944669071740732832009-09-20T00:59:22.429-07:002009-09-20T00:59:22.429-07:00Oh, I give up.Oh, I give up.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236459315155380910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post-79096178555060934332009-09-19T15:53:36.179-07:002009-09-19T15:53:36.179-07:00what's up with that?what's up with that?Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486201151699028195.post-91915306268504171792009-09-19T13:09:18.965-07:002009-09-19T13:09:18.965-07:00And you think I have too much time on my hands.......And you think I have too much time on my hands........!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.com