Here Come The Irregulars

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Today’s Frank And Ernest cartoon is sure to appeal to those learning this crazy language. Or any other language, really, but this joke is in English.

Comments

[legoline.livejournal.com]

Hahaha!

I always hated it how the teachers used to trick us with every new language we learnt - "This rule applies to all verbs - except for some VERY few exceptions."

Very few my arse :p

[tia-thereal.livejournal.com]

I hated it too Steffi. *lol*

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Very few my arse :p

Exactly. Endless chances to make the native speaker wince.

So what languages have you studied, besides the obvious two?

[lisande.livejournal.com]

*g* I agree with Steffi - damn irregular verbs!

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

Damn grammatical gender, too! That's a plot to make the foreigners stand out, right?

[lisande.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it often sounds cute.
And by the way - many Germans don't know the finesse of the grammar, you won't believe how often things get confused. It always makes me wince... and a foreigner can't be supposed to know things even many natives don't get right.