It’s a rare example of English being simpler than other languages, so I’m curious if it’s hard for a new speaker to keep the nouns straight without the extra clues.

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It still bugs me that Sean Bean’s name doesn’t rhyme.

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Where, were, ware…

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Wear

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I will read that book again that i read before

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That’s because Sean isn’t an English word.

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Most English words aren’t English words, which doesn’t help.

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So true. English is a bastard language, a bully in a trench coat stealing words from all the other languages. That’s what makes it so confusing to learn/read/use but also fun to use

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Not with that attitude it doesn’t!

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