Why isn't "prove" pronounced "prOHve"? Like, "probe".
If I wrote a textbook, it'd be called English is Mean. As a teacher, parent, and ESOL tutor, I often told students, kids, and tutees (?!) that English is mean. Here are a few of my favorite examples. Add your own! and, please contribute through PayPal
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ichthyosis
OK, it's not a good thing to have, but it's got a cool name. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/ichthyosis
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Even though the subtitles on the credits song don't have the comma, I'm pretty sure it belongs there. https://wonder-woman.fandom.co...
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_(slang) Like "Mayor Snowflake" from Resident Alien, Season 1.
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Waiters wait, terrorists create terror. It'd be too awkward to say "terror-or". Terrier is from "earth dog", not the...
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