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This guy made a grave mistake. And that mistake was one of him trying to tell a lady asking for money that he didn't speak English, while he very well did the whole time. It's tough to pull off the whole "I don't speak your language" thing when you're literally speaking their language right back to them. 

We know that languages are all weird, and the one we use can be particularly confusing, but that can make it a more fun and nuanced thing to explore. We're all for seeing some creative uses and misuses of the English language. If you just wanna see people totally suck at English, then here are people who failed at using the English language.

Learning the words for things in other languages can be particularly eye opening. From overly literal German translations like "hand shoes" to more poetic euphemisms you'd never think you'd hear, every culture has come up with it's own particular brand of funny words for things. For more, here are non-native English speakers sharing common phrases they wish we had.

The English language is frustratingly confusing, and seems to make zero sense at times. The following list of definitions, sayings, terms, etc. serve as a solid testament to the fact. For such a widespread language, it has an uncanny knack for confusing the shit out of people. If you're looking for more language struggles, it's worth checking out the following times people utterly failed at their spelling attempts.

These people tried and failed miserably in their attempts to use the English language. Spelling is harder for some than others. 

What a concept. This tweet from MaglioJen popped off featuring the translated lyrics to Smash Mouth's late 90's, early 00's anthem "All Star." The thing was originally translated by Isaac Mayer and he even performed the Aramaic version on Youtube. Still sounds like a pretty damn great song no matter the language.

Writers across Twitter are bonding with one another over the phrases that seem to be terribly overused throughout literature. 

We get it, some words are hard to spell. Everyone makes mistakes, and some words are truly hard. That said, most of us have made it past 6th grade, and when you screw up this bad, you're begging for people to make fun of you. For more, check out these spelling fails that are chrew-lee something else.

Wouldn't it be simpler to have a single word that encapsulates the concept of getting drunk in your underwear? Wouldn't it be amazing to be able to call someone an "orthopedic walking cane" out of hate? These options and many more lie waiting to be discovered in the world's many wonderful languages. For some English wins and fails, here are some incredible uses and misuses of the English language.

English is a complex and weird language, made out of sutured together bastardizations of dozens of other languages. It's got confusing tenses and conflicting rules all over the place. Here are some fun applications of English, as well as a few miserable but funny misapplications of the language. For more interesting stuff about the English Language, here's a tumblr thread deconstructing the actual meanings of popular figures of speech.

Mrs. Murphy gives her lucky students the option to submit school appropriate memes about her, the school, and the material they studied throughout the year. The resulting wave of memes from Mrs. Murphy's clever students was hilarious and pretty savage! 

You know what they meant to say, but the road that it takes to get there is long and full of failure. These types of mistakes aren't rare but boy does it make us feel smart to see someone make a small mistake that makes a world of difference on the back end.

Just a quick reminder that you're great, and the english language actually supports that theory! 

Some of your favorite sayings may have actually been invented to say exactly the opposite of what they now mean. Hey, you learn something new every day, right? Here's another enlightening thread on something that might be near and dear to you.

We're huge fans of Scottish Twitter. We love the jokes, the stories, the indecipherable language, and the liberal use of four-letter words. It's all great. And if you want to see more of these gems, check them out right here.