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Because this insane entry exists.
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Because everyone can get confused sometimes.
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Because this crap actually makes some sense.
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Because if you just flip the order of two words, you sound like a weirdo.
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Because we take words from other languages and totally ignore their meaning.
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Because our homonyms are the worst.
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And sometimes a word is ITS OWN ANTONYM. WHY.
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And we tend to use proper nouns in non-proper-noun situations.
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Because sometimes our words are just plain weird.
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Because the "rules" are broken all the time.
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Because these headache-inducing sentences are just fine.
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Because ghoti = fish.
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Because punctuation can change EVERYTHING.
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And at the end of the day, we all have to remember that we're responsible for this.