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English makes no damn sense

Discussion in 'General' started by HPPT, Mar 10, 2023.

  1. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Anyone as ever wonder why "defense" is pronounced differently depending on whether one is talking about the military or football? This just occurred to me today. WTF? :confused:
     
  2. pfhenry

    pfhenry Well-Known Member

    Finance is another one.
     
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  3. 2blueYam

    2blueYam Track Day Addict

    There, their, they're, this is nothing to get all upset about.
     
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  4. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

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  5. Past Glory

    Past Glory I still have several AVON calendars from the 90's

    Before was was was, was was is.
     
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  6. Robin172

    Robin172 Well-Known Member

    It's "defence" in English.
     
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  7. beechkingd

    beechkingd Well-Known Member

    no
     
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  8. CBRRRRR999

    CBRRRRR999 Well-Known Member

    I could careless.
    I before E except after C and other exceptions.
    The word " card " couldn't exist anywhere else.
     
  9. auminer

    auminer Renaissance Redneck

    Y'all mis-spell lots of things, though. Favour, colour,.. and don't even get me started on aluminium. o_O
     
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  10. pickled egg

    pickled egg Tell me more

    Better you than @fastfreddie
     
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  11. Razr

    Razr Well-Known Member

    If you make him mad, you'll get a peace of him.
     
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  12. Britt

    Britt Well-Known Member

    Makes perfect sense, "Fuck Y'all~!!!" ....never had a single person misunderstand my meaning....:)
     
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  13. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

    Colonel.
     
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  14. Sabre699

    Sabre699 Wait...hold my beer.

  15. britx303

    britx303 Boomstick Butcher…..

    That makes cents.
     
  16. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    ^ These guys get it.
     
  17. eggfooyoung

    eggfooyoung You no eat more!

    Tyres
     
  18. pfhenry

    pfhenry Well-Known Member

    I had a Chinese co worker at a composite shop that said foams (referring to multiple pieces of foam) I had to explain to him some plural and singular words are the same... like deer.
     
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  19. dsapsis

    dsapsis El Jefe de los Monos

    A more interesting question concerns words that have two opposite meanings, aka contronyms.
    K-Go.
     
  20. fastfreddie

    fastfreddie Midnight Oil Garage

    Depends on whether you're talking about a buncha deer from the same species or deers of different species-es. Same with fish/fishes and, I guess, you might include foams when referencing different types or dimensions?
    - Neil deGrasse Tyson school of astrogrammar. :D
     
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