Since the past tense of "teach" is "taught," would it not be reasonable to suppose that the past tense of "preach" should be "praught"?
Our English language does seem hugely inconsistent...
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Since the past tense of "teach" is "taught," would it not be reasonable to suppose that the past tense of "preach" should be "praught"?
Our English language does seem hugely inconsistent...
donttread (11-29-2022)
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The difference is that teach originates in old English but preach originates in Latin. Any English word that contains the 'gh' letter combination is of old English origin.Originally Posted by pjohns
English is inconsistent because it's a mongrel language. It's a combination of old English, Norse, German, French and Latin.
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In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
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The Govners right mate!
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Och aye, the noo!
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I always thought the English language was a bit frustrating growing up. THIS is the RULE! Except when:
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“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”
― H.L. Mencken
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Think about two states: Arkansas and Kansas. Two completely different pronunciations.
It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.
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Don't get me started on Yankee accents. Pronouncing Rs in words that don't have them, and leaving Rs out of words that do have them.
“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”
― H.L. Mencken
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We take them out but we don't put them in. When I consulted for a company in Ohio and we would play cards at night, they always made fun of me by saying we would play for quattas. I told them to shut up and order the pizzar. We just lend our R(s) to Ohioans
Let's go Brandon !!!
LescoBrandon (11-29-2022),pjohns (11-30-2022)
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That's funny. We add extra syllables to words down here.
"Where's that at?" is a 5 syllable sentence here. 6 if you're from East Texas like me.
“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”
― H.L. Mencken
carolina73 (11-30-2022)
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My first sales trip was to Broken Arrow Oklahoma. The poor girl behind the lunch counter could not figure out that I was ordering a hamburger with my Boston accent. Our local sales rep had to order it for me.
Let's go Brandon !!!
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