Why do languages break their rules so much? (e.g. irregular verbs)

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Why do languages break their rules so much? (e.g. irregular verbs)

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Because language developed organically as a necessity, it was not designed. All of the “rules” were invented later to try and describe what already existed. Actually, irregular verbs are far less common than they used to be. The only irregular verbs that still exist are those that are high-frequency verbs; the less common ones have become standardised over time.

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