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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

As someone who learned English in school, I can assure you that the word "yacht" is rather at the bottom of the list of troubles.

See: "The Chaos" (poem)

[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html

It's way longer than I remember. I think I only ever saw an abridged version or something.

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow. That is a beast. Definitely showcases some of the finer points of our weird language.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

And for a foreigner, this is actually helpful.

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