Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·19 days agoMiscellaneous, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to pronounce that word Acknowledge, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to write that word
minus-squareaname@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·19 days agoYou give too much credit to natives on writing proficiency. Neither of those are particularly hard words.
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·19 days agoNon-native English speaker here. Disagree.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·19 days agoI’m one myself and have been tested as being fully bilingual, so it doesn’t come from a bad place (just to be clear that I’m not laughing at the expense of non native speakers).
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·19 days agoOh I didn’t take it as such 🙂 I just disagree.
minus-squarerammer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 days agoI sometimes think that native speakers are worse at spelling.
Miscellaneous, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to pronounce that word
Acknowledge, no one that isn’t a native English speaker knows how to write that word
You give too much credit to natives on writing proficiency. Neither of those are particularly hard words.
Non-native English speaker here. Disagree.
I’m one myself and have been tested as being fully bilingual, so it doesn’t come from a bad place (just to be clear that I’m not laughing at the expense of non native speakers).
Oh I didn’t take it as such 🙂 I just disagree.
I sometimes think that native speakers are worse at spelling.
How about segue?