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.
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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.。

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As his tweet picked up steam, Anderson shared the source of this sweet wisdom.
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Soon others were tucking into the book, too.。

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Looks like Mark Forsyth might be seeing a spike in readers very soon.。

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