Explain to a non-English speaker why “output” means one thing and “putout” means something quite different.
@JamesGleick Explain to a non-Spanish speaker why "toro" means one thing and "roto" means something quite different. Same for "roca" and "caro", "besa" and "sabe", "cosa" and "saco", etc. etc. etc. ;)

@raulinbonn @JamesGleick

Who are you and why are you trying to turn my beautifully irregular tongue into Mandarin? 🤣​