Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square216fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square216fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoMiscellaneous, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to pronounce that word Acknowledge, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to write that word
minus-squareaname@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYou give too much credit to natives on writing proficiency. Neither of those are particularly hard words.
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoNon-native English speaker here. Disagree.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI’m one myself and have been tested as being fully bilingual, so it doesn’t come from a bad place (just to be clear that I’m not laughing at the expense of non native speakers).
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoOh I didn’t take it as such 🙂 I just disagree.
minus-squarerammer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI sometimes think that native speakers are worse at spelling.
Miscellaneous, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to pronounce that word
Acknowledge, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to write that word
You give too much credit to natives on writing proficiency. Neither of those are particularly hard words.
Non-native English speaker here. Disagree.
I’m one myself and have been tested as being fully bilingual, so it doesn’t come from a bad place (just to be clear that I’m not laughing at the expense of non native speakers).
Oh I didn’t take it as such 🙂 I just disagree.
I sometimes think that native speakers are worse at spelling.