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phoenix75

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9. I am presently studying Spanish

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2022, 10:36 PM

Nov 2022

and totally agree that it is much more user friendly than English. For me it has a symmetry and uniformity lacking in English.
Thank you for your post.

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Our wonderful, wacky English language [View all] sl8 Nov 2022 OP

I don't know how anyone manages to learn English wryter2000 Nov 2022 #1

Yes, I've heard similar accounts.Thank you. sl8 Nov 2022 #7

This can be positively proved... SergeStorms Nov 2022 #2

LOL. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #5

He wrote something? wryter2000 Nov 2022 #13

Well..... SergeStorms Nov 2022 #18

I taught English in Japan for 21 years. English spelling and grammar are an insane mix of Latin, Martin68 Nov 2022 #3

Very interesting, thanks. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #4

I can tell you Russian is a massive headache to learn wryter2000 Nov 2022 #14

An entirely different alphabet.... SergeStorms Nov 2022 #19

Well, Chinese and Japanese not only have a different alphabet, but nonphonetic writing system. Martin68 Nov 2022 #34

I found Russian fairly ease to learn, Dysfunctional Nov 2022 #29

Not to mention you could just as well spell the word "fish" as "ghoti." Bertrand russell pointed Martin68 Nov 2022 #35

The article is right !!! Karadeniz Nov 2022 #6

Well, that'll do'er!. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #8

I am presently studying Spanish phoenix75 Nov 2022 #9

same Skittles Nov 2022 #11

Hey Skittles phoenix75 Nov 2022 #15

gracias por las sugerencias! Skittles Nov 2022 #16

de nada y buena suerte! phoenix75 Nov 2022 #17

And thank you for you response & sharing your experience. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #25

it astounds me that so many people learn English and speak it very well Skittles Nov 2022 #10

I agree, and I'm a native speaker. :) nt sl8 Nov 2022 #23

My opinion wryter2000 Nov 2022 #12

English began in Britain after wnylib Nov 2022 #22

I stand corrected wryter2000 Nov 2022 #31

Yes, it is fascinating. There is one series wnylib Nov 2022 #36

Actually, you're both right. Mr.Mystery Nov 2022 #38

Thank you! wryter2000 Nov 2022 #39

I've heard similar about dual Anglo & Norman vocabularies, after the Conquest. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #24

Remember the joke about Bush II? wryter2000 Nov 2022 #32

I want to get one of the mugs that has this printed on it - 3catwoman3 Nov 2022 #20

I *like* it! Thanks. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #26

A smile is the same in every language. twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #21

LOL. Thanks for that. nt sl8 Nov 2022 #27

Thanks, everyone. :) nt sl8 Nov 2022 #28

Middle English dates to the 11th century IbogaProject Nov 2022 #30

Think of English as a sponge. Behind the Aegis Nov 2022 #33

Interesting . . . but not entirely sound linguistically . . . Mr.Mystery Nov 2022 #37