English sucks.

And no, I don't mean the class, which currently sucks^2. I'm talking about our language. It is one of the most confusing languages ever. I am quite glad it is the one I learnt first. To show this lets just analyze one part of our language.

ap·point
a: to fix or set officially b: to name officially

dis-
prefix: "not".

dis·ap·point
to fail to meet the expectation or hope of

that doesn't make sense now does it... shouldn't "disappoint" mean "to not be appointed"? Not in our language.

man·tle
a: a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak b: a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority mantle of leadership>2 a: something that covers, enfolds, or envelops.

dis-
prefix: "not".

dis·man·tle
to take to pieces ; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of

That still doesn't make any sense. Dismantle should mean... "to take off a mantle". Not "take apart". From here it kind of gets redundant to go through all of the dis- faults our language has. It gets even more redundant to go threw ALL the faults our language has.

and for some reason we think we have the best language...