Learning a second language hasn't made me think English is broken. I already thought English was messed up but know a little of it's history so have a general idea why. Learning Spanish means learning the flaws of a second language. I thinking all languages are flawed, but English just goes the extra mile.
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Teaching English to non-native speakers will fully open your eyes as to how broken and outright ridiculous the English language is. "To" and "too". "Through" and "threw"....
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Ghoti
Consider these terms vs words:
Site / look
An overlook / overlooked
An oversight / [provide] oversight
I was learning Japanese and became aware how broken Japanese is
I know a few languages, English not being the first one. But I too have learned that not only might English be broken, but so might my mental and cultural skills with it. Though I figure priority one is whether what I say follows grammatical rules. Political manifestos, which this place is all too familiar with, don't even have that, yet people seem to understand what they're saying if people are going around saying how wise they are.
I'm learning French so I'm not the best person to ask.
Learning English taught me how broken English is knight or phone is a good start.