Ah, English! One of the easiest or hardest languages you’ll ever learn—depending on whom you ask. However, even if we’re wizards of literature or native speakers, we all slip up from time to time. We can forget how to spell and even the most simple words can elude us. Especially when we’re stressed or distracted (but social media can be to blame, too!).
We've collected some of the funniest times that people’s minds temporarily shut down and their English language skills melted like butter in a hot pan from the 716k-member-strong r/ihadastroke subreddit. When you’re done upvoting your fave pics and enjoying this list, you can check out our previous post about people who forgot how English works right here.
Bored Panda talked about the pitfalls that come with learning English, what we can do to keep our linguistic skills sharp, and the effects that social media has on our grammar with Dr. Lisa McLendon, who is the News and Information Track Chair at the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Coordinator at the Bremner Editing Center. Read on for her in-depth insights.
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When To Take Your Mdedicatnion
I Think My Girlfriend Needs Some Pastaa
Dr. McLendon from the University of Kansas said that some parts of the English language can be hard to learn for foreign students. A lot depends on the languages they already know.
“For students whose native language lacks articles (a, an, the), articles are by far the hardest category of words to master. Verb tense/aspect is also really hard—the difference between ‘I read,’ ‘I am reading,’ and ‘I do read’ is nonexistent in many other languages,” the professor explained.
However, memorizing common words doesn’t help overcome these difficulties. It’s all a matter of changing your mindset and practicing things until they become second nature. “These don’t pose any difficulties for native speakers who use them correctly without even thinking about it,” Dr. McLendon said. However, native speakers have other problems with English.
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Did I Make A Reddit Account Just To Post My Grandpa Having His Seventh Typing Stroke Today? Yes, Yes I Did
Hate It When People The Food
In Dr. McLendon’s experience as an editor and a teacher, she has found that native speakers have trouble with past passive participles in speech (e.g. saying ‘I had went’). Meanwhile, in writing, they have problems with punctuation, homophones (peek vs. peak, etc.), and misplaced modifiers.
But for those of us who feel confident in our English and feel like there’s nowhere else to go, the journey isn’t quite over. We can’t rest on our laurels.
“Read! Read widely and frequently. Read magazines, newspapers, novels, even cereal boxes,” the expert said. “But be careful when scrolling through social media, which although it can give you a good idea of current slang and shorthand, is often not a great model of clarity, accuracy, or good grammar.”
Stroke Time
My Mom Just Sent Me This Out Of The Blue
Grandma Not Doing To Good
Dr. McLendon previously told Bored Panda that people forget words all the time because of temporary ‘blips’ in the information retrieval process in our minds. However, modern life and the easy access to technology also have an effect on our ability to spell well.
Spell-check, auto-correct, and editing software are now very common and they can shut down our ability to think and write for ourselves.
“Because spell-check and autocorrect are everywhere, what seems to be the biggest problem is words that are spelled correctly but aren’t the right word, like ‘form’ instead of ‘from,’ ‘it’s’ instead of ‘its,’ or ‘defiantly’ instead of ‘definitely.’”
Brain Movie
How When Me The What Is You
Improving our writing skills requires conscious effort on our part. Editing and proofreading are very important, so we should take the time to carefully read over what we’ve written. Several times if necessary. Knowing what mistakes we tend to make most often is also an advantage because we can then avoid those pitfalls.
However, there are times when editing, stepping back for a while, and sitting down to edit again isn’t enough. Dr. McLendon suggests having someone else read over what you’ve written to catch any mistakes left behind.
“When you’ve written something, your brain already knows what you’re thinking and what you meant to say, even if you didn’t actually say it. So when you read your own writing, you unconsciously fill in missing words, skip over typos, fail to see ambiguity, etc. Another person, someone who sees only what’s on the page and not what’s in your head, can help you spot mistakes and improve your writing. This is especially important if you are carving something in stone or getting a tattoo with words in it.”
Hm...
Is this secretly trying to be a condom advert in a country where you aren't allowed to do that?!
umm, when you don't feel your body part is when they fallen off or you just gone numb
Bwahaha! This one broke me! I'm cry laughing in bed right now and can't stop!
What’s A Banana?
In my lunch box today I have a curved red ball (Apple) and a pink smile (melon)
Drunk Friends Are Quality Comedians
English? Do You Speak It!
Spelling
Narto
Sasig
My Friend Had Stroke Last Night
Stroke Robbery
Thanks Brian
First Post - Idk If My Sister’s Okay
Ehhh... Meet??
Wat Iss The Foooonf
I'm more concerned with the fact that it says baby legs sold here🤔😬🤨😶
The Mercedes F1 Team After Today's Race
I Don't Know
At Least Google Knew What I Was Going For
Sprite Kurkkurkkkkkurite Kuav Kute K
Strok
Very Much Road
He Couldn't Handle The Metric System--
Hmmm I See
Uhhh...sureee...?
Ah Yes
scetualll = schedule?!? Wow. Murican education, ladies & gentlemen.
Laughed His Ass Off Ass Off
Sooo It's Souls Then?
He Started Speaking Enchantement Table
I Understand Half Of This Sentence Lmao
House Shoot You
“That’s Great Dad” Lmaooo-
Family Strokes
Unsleep
I Am Sport
Among Us Stroke
This Shirt My Mom Bought
With God Things All Possible Are
What Happened?
Tupe
Brew
Spelling
Girls Is Can What?
"Girls can change the world therefore is Brave..?" That's all my brain can handle today.
What?
Mini Dirt Apples
Slaves With Benefits
My Friend On Psn Asked Me To Join His Party...
All I know is if he shoots like he types it should be an easy victory.
1 Like
I Was Playing Skribbl, Word Was Frosting.
Got A Bit Drunk And Texted One Of My Friends This
Sounds About Right.
Ladies And Gentleman, Meet My Sister
Can we focus on the lovers in a gondola for just a moment? I'm intrigued by that story arc
Me And My Wife Be Like:
‘What?’ Indeed
Stroke Time (Repost From My Old Acc)
Glad Someone Finally Someone Said It
My Friend Woke Up At 3am And Messaged Me This, I Think He Was Tired.
Be Careful That You...
That sounds more like a translation issue, like "All your base are belong to us."
Fakes Mloler
Bazinga
Friend Gave Me Strok
Guess Ill Die
Okay??
Is he saying hello to his dead father or is the son also dead to lol.
New Scares Me
My Friend Had A Stork
Could be that a ninute is slightly longer than a minute. Be patient.
My Girlfriend Just Had A Stroke.
Supamahn
He Wanted To Say Aight
Dad’s Losin It 🤨
Don't Try To Think About It Too Long. Or Blood Will Shoot Out Your Nose.
Yes, Whatever It Is The Question (Found On A Facebook Group)
My Friends Having A Stroke
Yes, Danny Gonzolas and Grimace from McDonald's are same person; Illuminati confirmed
Don't You Hate It When This Happens
Guys I Think My Boyfriend Is Malfunctioning...
Does This Count?
Wheeze
One Of The Many Tvs At The Bar I Tend Frequents Strong Man Competitions. One Day, The Subtitles Decided To Be Extra Cool.
What?
Actual Mercedes Tweet
My Mom Was At The Store So I Asked Her How Long Until She Gets Back And She Sent Me This... (Idk What To Flair This)
Why Autocorrect Is Annoying But Helps:
Very Cool Shirt
I want this sweater, so I can film reactions as I walk through town ROFLOLMAO
Saw This, I Couldn't Stop Laughing
I Was Sleepy And Sent.
Musrooms, Spotted In The Wild
Hollow Knight Review
Forhelvede
Such A Better Word Than Pony Lol
Dennis
So Somebody In A Discord Server Stroked Out After Seeing One Of My Pictures
Pl3as3 H3lp
How Does Bots?
Coast-Tree
Cacks Are My Favourite Dessert
Egg
So you haven't heard about nanejsjansnflakenndon ? It's an Icelandic recipe.
Godzilal Had A Storke, Pres F To Pya Repsects
My Aunt Jus Texted Me This- Yo What 😭
Is He...is He Okay?
I Think I Had A Stroke While Naming My Layers
When Webtoon Translates So Badly The Fan Translation Is Better. (I Don't Know If This Is 'Able To Be Understood' But Here.)
Where Does Wednesday Go
What Exactly Do I Have?
My Brother Just Sent Me This.
It Doesnt Last For Very Long You Know
Slamongflobo In The Contorler
I Found This On Facebook And Have No Clue Where They Were Going With This
I Dont Know What Story This Is Supposed To Tell
It Was A Fair Argoment
Had A Stroke Trying To Read This Sign
Lmao Scott, You Should Take A Trip To The Doc's
I Don't Actually Know
Translation: This guy brought his dog on site with him, and the thing is fitted out. with a high visual vest and everything
Monke Language
I Downloaded Reddit Just To Post This.
What Happens When Someone In Your Discord Server Gets Drunk Off Their Friggin Mind
What A Life Changing Tip In Life
I Tried To Spell Cats (Also Behold My Custom Discord Theme)
Get Stikbuget Lol
Ah Yes, Classic Star Wars Card Trader
Im Also Also
She Had A Small Lil' Stroke While Playin' Among Us...
I Had To Change To Dark Mode For This.
Sonebody Help Decript This Coded Message?
Mega Shainy Raiguaza My Fav
He's Trying His Best
texting while walking, etc. especially effective if you've turned off autocorrect (like me!)
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