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>tough
>though
>thought
>through
>thorough
>throughout
who makes this shit up?

>> No.16511914
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>>16511892
The thought police.

>> No.16511925 [DELETED] 

You forgot:

>thorough

>> No.16511937

>>16511925
No, he forgot:
>trough

>> No.16511953

http://www.i18nguy.com/chaos.html

>> No.16511963

the unnecessary complexity of English (subject-verb agreement, random spelling, who vs whom, etc.) makes it really easy to spot idiots. perfect language

>> No.16511970

english people. they completey destroyed their own language. in the scottish way its preserved as written.
>tough
>though
>thought
>through
>thorough
>throughout
is
>teuch
>tho
>thocht
>throu
>outthrou
even the orignal sounds is preserved with the ou being ou and not some corrupt dipthong ( i think thats the correct term).

>> No.16511978

>>16511963
>English subject-verb agreement
>complex
Just add an s lmao

>> No.16512099

>>16511892
go eat a bag of dicks

>> No.16512105

>>16511963
English is not complex you little cunt

>> No.16512111

>>16511963
>subject-verb agreement

>> No.16512113

>>16511963
>the quantification of English numbers

>> No.16512123

>>16511963
>the diversity of adverbs by feeling
>the distinction between parts-of-speech

>> No.16512180 [DELETED] 

>>16511892
It's because of the pronunciation rules of Anglo-saxon which have carried over and words being ever modernized in spelling so we get many irregularities in modern English spelling.

>>16512105
True and based

>> No.16512206

>>16511892
>thorough
The correct pronunciation of HDT's last name. Look it up.

>> No.16512362

>>16512206
Absolutely nobody else was confused about that

>> No.16512372

I read (reed)
I have read (red)
I had read (red)
I read (red)

do a*glos really?

>> No.16512378

>>16512362
evidently not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJpmflZz4_U