here’s some I’ve noticed:
- Why do we have articles? They’re mostly useless.
- Why do capital letters exist? (this is mainly an issue with the Greek and Latin alphabet though)
- Why is “I” used plural for verbs?
- Why are there so many inconsistent prefixes for tenses?
- 's is used for possessives. However, “its” is the possessive and “it’s” is not.
- Why do we have another set of pronouns for possessive pronouns?
- Why do adjectives go before the noun compared to basically every other language?
…same as lieutenant, pronounced leftenant… and then there’s Cholmondeley , pronounced “chumley”
It’s only pronounced that way in the UK, if I’m not mistaken. I went most of my life thinking that lieutenant and leftenant were seperate terms before learning that it’s simply how the word is pronounced in Britain. Pretty bizarre, IMO, but that’s English for you.
Personally, I kind of enjoy the chaotic nature of English compared to other more consistently structured Latin languages. I feel like there is a wider variety of ways to phrase things in English than there are in many other popular languages around the world, which is a nice perk.