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Words in english suck!

Poor, pour, pore

Their, there, they're

Do, doo, due, dew, deu
DunningKruger · 61-69, M Best Comment
That last one is French, but yeah, I get what you mean.
DiegoWolfe · 36-40
@DunningKruger I actually included that cause it leads into words deuce which is english i believe, lol

Adogslife · 61-69, M
right, rite, wright, write

wade, wayed, weighed, wheyed

hoard, horde, hoared, whored….
DiegoWolfe · 36-40
@Adogslife Thanks for adding to the list man!
Abstraction · 61-69, M
Yes, the spelling is such that 'spelling homework' is totally necessary for children. In most languages they are spelled the way they sound. English spelling is a mess.

Irish Gaelic? Anybody's guess. They put in all these extra letters and then it only sounds like 2-3 of them out of the 7 letters in the word.
SW-User
Are you Hispanic?
DiegoWolfe · 36-40
@SW-User Nope i am wonderbread white
Dave1955 · 61-69, M
I disagree I think it makes English better. You can be very precise and have fun with swapping meanings for humour. But yes, it makes it very complicated !
BTW thanks for doo I didn't know that😀
DiegoWolfe · 36-40
@Dave1955 Doo coloquial for a haircut
Dave1955 · 61-69, M
@DiegoWolfe Lol and a Scot word for a dove or pigeon too!
DiegoWolfe · 36-40
@Dave1955 Very cool!!!

 
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