LONDON — When you're speaking in your first language, some things are so automatic that you don't even realise how damn complicated they really are.
Word ordering, for instance. On Saturday, Matthew Anderson took to Twitter to share the following screengrab from a book he'd been reading about the hidden complexities of the English language.
It's true, isn't it? While you might describe a pug as a "cute little grey dog", you probably wouldn't describe it as a "grey little cute dog". And you'd do that without even thinking about it. Read more...
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