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[–] Allero@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)
  • Governor - gubernatorial
  • Moon - lunar
  • Brother - fraternal
  • Eye - ocular

At what point does English admit it made an absolute mess of word forms, borrowing them randomly from different places?

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I kinda like it, English is a language based on vibes and theft. It's not here to make sense.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

English is a language that waits in a dark alley, knocks out other languages as they pass, then root through their pockets for loose grammar.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

A perfect option for global communications :D

[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's the Fr*nch.

They've ruined everything with their white flags, great wines and reasonable pension age.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also Romans. But like, hey, fix that damn thing, the language is borderline broken :D

Plenty of us use simplified variants of spoken english. It's the lawyers and whatnot that cause this shit to remain relevant.