here’s some I’ve noticed:
- Why do we have articles? They’re mostly useless.
- Why do capital letters exist? (this is mainly an issue with the Greek and Latin alphabet though)
- Why is “I” used plural for verbs?
- Why are there so many inconsistent prefixes for tenses?
- 's is used for possessives. However, “its” is the possessive and “it’s” is not.
- Why do we have another set of pronouns for possessive pronouns?
- Why do adjectives go before the noun compared to basically every other language?
Why the fuck are there no rules for pronunciation?? There is very little consistency in English.
I mean cases like yes - eyes, Kansas - Arkansas.
Yes! Fck this. There’s no way to decipher how a word is pronounced unless someone tells you.
And even then, going to another dialect, you’re still in the wrong.
English orthography is highly opaque because when words are loaned, they typically keep the spelling of their original language, whereas the pronunciation might differ