The English language often makes no sense.

[tastinguandrain]

OK - I was just doing something at work...and it was brought to my attention that Polish (like the people from the country of Poland) and polish (like car polish, polishing the furniture), are pronounced differently, but spelled the same

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[grumm]

Linguistics and etymology are things you could look at for years and still have your lifetime to figure everything out. And from what I've learned English is easier than many languages. I listened to a lecture series on the history of language, and English, though not simple, is not near as complex as some.

[coquere]

*crawling out of the depths of non-lj-dom and lurker-dom for this one!*

amen. it's crazy. have you seen "talking canadian"? you'd love it!! let me know and i'll hook you up if necessary.

where are you working now? i'm actually looking to start some freelance editing. can i buy you coffee to catch up and pick your brain sometime?

hope all's well! hi to matthew, too!

-beth (beth DOT breisnes AT gmail DOT com if you'd rather respond there! :))

[tastinguandrain]

I haven't seen Talking Canadian yet. I know Matthew's seen parts of it, and it sounds great. I'll definitely have to check it out.

I'm really busy right now, going on vacation tomorrow and lots else going on, but if I have time for coffee sometime soon, I'll let you know.

[theshallowone]

nicole, i love you. this entry just reminded me why.