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In this day and age, it's not surprising if someone you meet can speak two or more languages. We, however, have barely mastered the absolute intricacies of the English language. Maybe Duolingo can help us become the polyglots we've always wanted to be. In the meantime, we'll focus on the funny aspects of language, with these memes, tweets, and comics.

A good, solid knowledge of grammar is important for anyone who wants to get their point across in an intelligent manner. But we all know those grammar snobs who just love to use the good old ad hominem fallacy - that is, attacking a grammatical mistake that is completely irrelevant to the argument at hand. 

Click here if you're in the mood to feel even more irritated with the English language!

While these misspellings make us cringe to our cores, we also appreciate these oblivious souls for giving us some prime entertainment - and making us feel a little better about our own intellectual capabilities. Enjoy!

Job-hunting is hard enough without having to deal with complete and utter inadequacy at the hiring level. Like, come on people, get your sh*t together and at least set a decent example for your applicants! The following job ads will anger literally anyone who has any decent sense of grammar and punctuation. And we mean anyone. These are bad...

Tumblr may be a lot less naughty these days, but a lack of sexual content doesn't make it boring. The site remains anything but. It's filled with weird and nerdy non-sequiturs, astute and amusing observations, and many healthy doses of grammatical and linguistic call-outs. This big ol' gallery reflects all of those Tumblr sectors and more. 

Laughing at other people's misfortunes isn't nice, but we'll let that slide with these misspelled words, which made the context that much more hilarious. You can find more ridiculous misspellings at /r/BoneAppleTea!

Getting a tattoo shouldn't be a decision that's made lightly. It should involve planning. Maybe a little research. Good communication and trust in the person wielding the tattoo gun. The people in this gallery clearly went about the process in a very different way - and are left with the cringey tattoo fails to prove.

Learning the quirks of most languages can be frustrating, but English really seems to take the cake. These anecdotes from people who are sick and tired of its illogical nature really highlight how wild the language really is. We really do salute anyone who manages to master it as a second (or third, or fourth) tongue.