No, It Doesn’t

(notes on my love affair)
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This week, let’s take a break from politics and other viruses to talk about one of my favorite things: English. I love our language. But loving English can be hard to do, much like trying to love Boris Karloff, or kale.

English is beautiful, but tough. For every rule, there’s a “but.” An “unless.” An “except when.”

At the end of the day, my conclusion is this: you can’t learn English; you can only memorize it.

For example, take the letter sequence...