Let’s compare English, Dutch and Spanish: In comparison to other languages, English has a weird construction for questions and negations. And why would you write h if you do not pronounce it? Sure… hour looks more like hora in latin, but… pronunciationwise, it does not make sense!Ĭan you imagine that English spelling could look like a mess sometimes? So now it is time for a well meant compliment for all those people that speak English as a foreign language: if you can write, read English and if you know how to pronounce it, you have done an amazing job! Sometimes you pronounce h, but not always.

Here is another nice one: house – hour – our If you liked, you could also write: clok, trik or prik, right? If a word ends with a k-sound then you write ck: Probably it would not sound different, right? How would you pronounce the words if they had only one l? Why can’t you write beautifull (with double l)? There are many words that have to write with double l: will – bell – hill You don’t always pronounce the letters that you pronounce:Īnd then, why would you write egg with double g, but not leg? Not in English, because even if you see the word written, how you say it, is often a surprise.Ĭan you see that you can pronounce all those letter combinations in different ways?ĭon’t you think it is strange that you have two different ways of writing for representing one sound? It simply means that if you see a word written, you exactly know how to pronounce it.

Many languages such as Dutch, Spanish and Turkish are pronunciation driven. Please, read it in a lighthearted way… don’t be too serious about it and… just to make things clear from the very first start: English is a great language! It just acts a little strange sometimes 🙂 But… if you are really open to it and if you think again then who knows? You might smile and say: indeed! It does not really make sense! Some may surprise you and chances are high that you will not find them strange at all… that is what happens if you use a language again and again. Here are 7 things that are quite inconsistent of the English language. Therefore, let’s have some fun and dive into English and discover with an open mind what makes sense in English and what does not really make sense, if you are willing to look at it objectively 🙂 The only question is: is it really true?īelieve it or not, there are many inconsistencies in the English language.

Sure, certainly if you are reading this article, chances are high that you find English logical and consistent. Also, according to many Dutch people, Dutch is one of the hardest languages on this planet to learn, as it lacks a logicial system and one language is absolutely easy and simple. The language would be illogic and inconsistent, that is what many foreigners complain about. As you know, many people love to complain about Dutch.

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