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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There isn't a language on earth that wears its alphabet worse than English.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

French does come close, tho, which explains some 30-40% of english's nonsensical fuckery

We took French, mangled it, added German, Spanish and sailor, and then had a bar fight. What rolled out is the English language.