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  • Essay / Why is the English language absolutely crazy? - 726

    If someone was a year old, they couldn't begin to give you all the reasons why the answer is no. The time it would take is comparable to the Brothers Grimm's description of how many seconds there are in eternity, and by the time they are finished, the number of reasons will have quintupled. English is a crazy language. You can masterfully write a perfectly organized and perfectly boring sentence. Putting it on paper can convey many different and entirely distinct meanings. Can a frustratingly complex set of rules really be trusted with such a diverse form of communication? No, of course not. It's a terrible idea. Can a kindergarten teacher trust a student to watch the class while she goes out to use the bathroom? Absolutely not. The idea that this is false can be applied here as