english is a funny language

Have you ever noticed how the English language is well…rather strange? By this I mean things like silent letters or words spelt the same but pronounced differently. There are a whole host of things that make learning English quite difficult.

Stop studying grammar for a few minutes and let’s see how strange the English language can be…

First things first, can you read these? I’m sure you can, give it a go.

weird English
weird English

A perfect example of why English is such a funny language.

weird English
weird English poem

If you think you’re a pronunciation pro, have a go at saying this!

the chaos of English
the chaos of English

Did you know the verb ‘have’ can be used as an auxiliary verb and a main verb?

Try and get your head around these.

weird English
weird English

See if you can understand British humour, read these puns.

weird English - English puns
weird English - English puns
weird English - English puns

English pronunciation can be a real pain sometimes!

weird English

English is a weird language

weird English
weird English

Read or lead?

Do you know the difference?

weird English - read or lead?

Don’t even get me started on the rules!

weird English - i before e except after c
i before e - i before e