I’m studying English and sometimes I can’t stand it. It gets boring. Maybe it’s because I’m doing it online. I think it would be better if I went to a real English class, with real people and etc. Some years ago, I studied English a lot. I loved it. I think I’m disappointed because I didn’t see too much progress in my learning. Maybe I’m being lazy, I don’t know. But I thought learning English could be fun…
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English is just fun. …take it easy…u can progress. .
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Let’s face it English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant, no ham in the hamburger and neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in Eng-land, French fries were not invented in France.
We sometimes take English for granted.
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly, boxing rings are square and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
If writers write, how come fingers don’t fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of phone booth be phone beeth.
If the teacher taught, why didn’t the preacher praught.
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and drive on parkways.
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language where a house can burn up as it burns down and in which you fill in a form by filling it out. And a bell is only heard once it goes!
English was invented by people, not com-puters, and it reflects the creativity of the hu-man race (which of course isn’t a race at all). That is why when the stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they are invisible. And why it is that when I wind up my watch it starts but when I wind up this story it ends?
And more…
Some food for “Thought”…
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a race car not called a racist?
Why is a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
If horrific means to make horrible, does terri-fic mean to make terrible?
Why isn’t 11 pronounced onety one?
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen de-frocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons de-barked and dry cleaners depressed?
Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure ?
If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disori-ented?
If people from Poland are called “Poles,” why aren’t people from Holland called “Holes?”
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Thank you, @far_cry0! I’ll try to study it with more positivity. I just can’t pay for more English classes, but I’ll study by myself in the meanwhile.
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My mostest favoritest quote in the world! English is the best language to speak the worst and still be understood.
My favorite way to learn a language is to be around other native speakers talking, just jump right in.
studying English was a bit boring sometimes I agree, but studying French made me anxious…so thats why I am proficient at English but never picked up any French…I speak some Spanish as well but not very good. Have you tried German, my mother tongue? They say its one of the hardest languages to learn…
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when i study stuff, i kind of just endure it, knowing that i would be able to put the study to work soon. i don’t study something unless it’s necessary
Yeah, I tried German but das ist sehr hard (I hope it’s correct 
). At first, I want to learn English to communicate with people of other countries better and for my future job. I want to learn English because of my job, but I don’t know how I’ll use it in my job (it’s funny).
Someone told me:
Terrific (archaic) Causing terror.
Business English is another text book to study. 
Your English is indeed very good.
I hope I can learn oral English in American accent from a native English speaker.
Nein, ich glaube nicht, dass Deutsch eine schwere Sprache zu lernen ist. 
But Mandarin… 
Arabic…
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口 吕 品 田
…
Even Google translate can’t do that stuff.
“Mouth Lu goods Tian”
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One would think that what you wrote means “one two three four” but I doubt it. The last one could mean rice field, if it’s the same as Japanese 
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The second character is actually person’s surname - meaningless.
The third character is only meaningful when combined with other character.
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The last one could mean rice field, if it’s the same as Japanese
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Yes, Mouth and Rice field.
一 二 三
but “four” is totally different character.
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English is funny. Only now I know why.
I used to say this way:
Let him send first on next Monday.
(Readers may think he is going to send “first”. “First” is not an object, so I corrected the sentence and it becomes…)
Let him send [it] on next Monday first.
Also, I cannot figure out the differences between “really is” and “is really” or “still can’t believe” and “can’t still believe”.
Can someone help?
“Only” is a magic word.
Only he knows the stuffs recently.
He only knows the stuffs recently.
He knows only the stuffs recently.
He knows the stuffs only recently.
He knows the stuffs recently only.
???
I think my english is a lot better than my two native languages 
and I do not get a lot of stuff posted on here. 
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