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Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas

I absolutely adore the English language with all of its ups and downs, twists and turns, astounding hyperboles and alliterative inclinations. And let's not forget the puns! However, it's no secret that the language can be a tad… discombobulating for new students, anyone who's learning English as a second language, and native speakers alike.

To show you what we mean, the literature-loving philology fans here at Bored Panda have collected the most hilarious and honest examples of people showing how frustrating the English language can be for them. Have a read below, upvote your fave posts, and remember to share your own experience with the exciting journey that is learning English.

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Tweet from TweetSmarter about the frustration of learning English with confusing read and lead rhymes example.

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    Strawberry and ginger images showing color differences with ginger versus strawberry blond hair, highlighting English language confusion.

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    Illustration explaining English language pronunciation quirks with the word "ghoti" pronounced like "fish" causing frustration.

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    Text conversation humorously discussing English language frustrations about rhyming and gender-neutral terms in vocabulary.

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    Text about English language complexity with the phrase all the faith he had had had, highlighting learning frustration.

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    Tweet screenshot highlighting the frustration of learning English with tricky words like tough, thorough, and thought.

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    Screenshot of a comment highlighting English language synonyms that confuse learners by changing the tone of similar phrases.

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    Social media post showing frustration with English language past tense confusion causing laughter and confusion.

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    Screenshot of a comment highlighting the frustration of learning the English language with inconsistent word patterns.

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    Text post showing a language confusion about English pronunciation frustration with words womb, tomb, and b**b.

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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is, if you wait long enough.

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    #11

    Comment on English language frustration highlighting the word queue as a Q followed by four silent letters.

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    Yellow emoticons illustrating confusion with English language words horror, horrible, horrific, terror, terrible, and terrific showing frustration.

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    Comment explaining English language frustration with synonyms and antonyms like jail/prison and jailer/prisoner.

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    Tweet humorously highlighting English language confusion with spelling exceptions frustrating learners.

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    Conversation about the English language highlighting confusion over the word quite frustrating learners.

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    Tweet about confusing English language phrases frustrating people learning English, posted by a woman named Charlie Morgan.

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    Screenshot of a comment highlighting how English language pronunciation differences cause frustration for learners.

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    A Reddit comment questioning English language frustration: Why fridge has a D but refrigerator doesn't.

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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because ‘fridge’ is short for ‘Fridgidare’ the name of the manufacturer, which has become shortened to, and become synonymous with any appliance that keeps things cold.

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    Screenshot of a Reddit comment showing confusion over English language pronunciation of words ending in 'ough', highlighting language frustration.

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    Screenshot of a Reddit comment explaining slang with a focus on English language frustration for learners.

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    Person expressing frustration illustrating the English language pronunciation confusing people learning it.

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    A social media post humorously expressing preference for Roman numerals amid frustrations of learning English language.

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    Text post showing a humorous example of English language frustration with the past tense of William Shakespeare.

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    Photo of a magazine page explaining why the English language is hard to learn with confusing word examples.

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    Tweet expressing frustration over English language spelling differences, highlighting challenges people learning it face.

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    Screenshot of a user comment questioning why the plural of human is not humen, highlighting English language frustration.

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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is superman, a man. While supergirl is a women.

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    Text post explaining a confusing English grammar example with repeated use of the word and frustrating learners.

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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are different. Not is different. Because plural words.

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    A comment highlighting English language frustration, questioning why "w" is called double-U instead of double-V.

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    9 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because cursive writting predates printing.

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