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Technically, she's right (programming.dev)
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[–] [email protected] 93 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because english is just semi random noises

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Truer words were never spoken.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most languages are, but english goes out of its way in being phonetically retarded

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My favorite example is the word "yacht"