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Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Pronounce

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Engish is easy. No conjugation - you just have to memorize 50,000 words and you're good.

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[-] RespectMyAuthoriteh@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

Yes English is tough, though through practice comes understanding.

[-] harmonea@kbin.social 39 points 2 years ago

My favorite version of what you just did is "English is tough; it can be understood through thorough thought, though."

[-] kryptonicus@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

You missed the opportunity to throw "thorough" in there after "through".

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