[Sandwich]

Why is it called "toothpaste" and not "teethpaste"?

[Nico]

if someone asks you you'll tell him you don't know

[Petrarch of the VBB]

I suppose in the same way that nail varnish isn't nails-varnish, and boot polish isn't boots-polish.

[Setekh]

English is possibly the most inconsistency-riddled language in the world.

[Nico]

don't think so, really

[Setekh]

Well, the only other language I know is Cantonese, which is as straight-laced as it comes - if you can hear the accents (best learnt at a young age, even people who devote years to it in future life can't get all the nuances), you won't mistake anything for anything. English, though, that's a terror to learn... things which don't sound the same, things which sound the same but shouldn't, things which mean different depending on... well, are you willing to put up a challenger?

[TheCelestialOne]

Nah, I knew how to speak English since I was 8 years old. Somehow it was very easy for me to learn.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Setekh
Well, the only other language I know is Cantonese, which is as straight-laced as it comes - if you can hear the accents (best learnt at a young age, even people who devote years to it in future life can't get all the nuances), you won't mistake anything for anything. English, though, that's a terror to learn... things which don't sound the same, things which sound the same but shouldn't, things which mean different depending on... well, are you willing to put up a challenger?

deifintively:
French ( altho dutch is probably not much better ).
From all the latin based languages, trust me, english is really the simplest, less oddity ridden one.

[pyro-manic]

True. There's no gender in English, which makes it much simpler (I think). Although there are lots of words which mean more than one thing, and many words which can be used to mean the same thing. If you want a really evil language, try Welsh.

[Setekh]

Originally posted by TheCelestialOne
Nah, I knew how to speak English since I was 8 years old. Somehow it was very easy for me to learn.

Growing up in it is quite a different matter - children have a remarkable ability to learn language. Maybe it's coming to English from Chinese thought processes... I still maintain English is a butt to learn.

[Gortef]

I don't think Finnish qualifies as an easy or non-evil language either don't you think

[TheCelestialOne]

Originally posted by Setekh


Growing up in it is quite a different matter - children have a remarkable ability to learn language. Maybe it's coming to English from Chinese thought processes... I still maintain English is a butt to learn.

I never really "learned" it. I just knew... for some reason. Maybe I watched a bit too much television

[Darkage]

I think english is allot easier to learn then Dutch or French.

I learned english prety fast from stuff like TV, Books, and ofcourse at school.

[Gloriano]

Originally posted by Setekh


Growing up in it is quite a different matter - children have a remarkable ability to learn language. Maybe it's coming to English from Chinese thought processes... I still maintain English is a butt to learn.

for odd reason i agree

[Nico]

Originally posted by pyro-manic
True. There's no gender in English, which makes it much simpler (I think). Although there are lots of words which mean more than one thing, and many words which can be used to mean the same thing. If you want a really evil language, try Welsh.

w/o counting the fact the in french verbs are way more complicated to... her to do that:

doing:
I do
you do
he does
you do
we do
they do

faire:
je fais,
tu fais
il fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils font

and that's just for present tense, you'd choke yourself if I were to show you the "plusqueparfait au subjectif" tense of faire

[Darkage]

Took the list from Venom:D

Note: i suck at dutch:D
One of the reasons i go to night school:)


doing:
I do
you do
he does
you do
we do
they do

doen:
ik doe
je doet
hij doet
jullie doen
wij doen
zij doen


Corrected my post thanks to TCO:D

[TheCelestialOne]

doing:
I do
you do
he does
you do
we do
they do

doen:
ik doe
je doet
hij doet
jullie doen
wij doen
zij doen

Not that hard Actually very much like in english. Even pronounciation!

[diamondgeezer]

Come on, 50% of our comedy industry is based on the double meanings found in the english language

[Drew]

losers

[Drew]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Come on, 50% of our comedy industry is based on the double meanings found in the english language

not to mention the judicial system