Why English is hard to learn
05-12-2009, 11:49 PM
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English is so difficult because we have SO MANY rules and we tend to break all of them at one time or another! 
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English is difficult, but try learning a language that does not have any prepositions (in the language), i.e., on, at, from, for, to, etc. 
Finnish is painful...
Finnish is painful...
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1: The bandage was wound around the wound
2: The farm was used to produce produce
3: The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse
4: Polish the Polish furniture
5: He could lead if he would get the lead out
6: The soldier deserted his dessert in the desert
7: Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present
8: A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum
9: When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes
10: I object to the object
11: The insurance was invalid for the invalid
12: There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row
13: They were too close to the door to close it
14: I killed that bear with my bear hands
15. I wanted to read a book, so I read it.
2: The farm was used to produce produce
3: The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse
4: Polish the Polish furniture
5: He could lead if he would get the lead out
6: The soldier deserted his dessert in the desert
7: Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present
8: A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum
9: When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes
10: I object to the object
11: The insurance was invalid for the invalid
12: There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row
13: They were too close to the door to close it
14: I killed that bear with my bear hands
15. I wanted to read a book, so I read it.
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Originally Posted by Patrick E61' post='877004' date='May 13 2009, 04:09 AM
English is difficult, but try learning a language that does not have any prepositions (in the language), i.e., on, at, from, for, to, etc.
Finnish is painful...
Finnish is painful...
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Originally Posted by Patrick E61' post='877004' date='May 13 2009, 01:09 AM
English is difficult, but try learning a language that does not have any prepositions (in the language), i.e., on, at, from, for, to, etc.
Finnish is painful...
Finnish is painful...
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='877223' date='May 13 2009, 06:57 PM
Painful to the finish??
Never.
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This is more or less what I was alluding to in an earlier thread, and this is the type of intelligent discussion (well, this and stupid jokes, and bikini shots...) this forum should contain IMHO, so thanks p911t.
I taught English on the side in Costa Rica and Guatemala, and through that experience learned just what a goofy language it is. It is an extremely complex language full of contradictions, and I admire anyone who can communicate using it as a second language, much less be flawless about it. Try explaining to someone why the following words all start with the same two letters, but are pronounced differently:
Character
Champagne (yes a French word, but it's in your English dictionary)
Champion
Spanish, by contrast, is much more consistent. Pretty much, the rules are the rules, with relatively few exceptions: El problema, la mano, etc.
I taught English on the side in Costa Rica and Guatemala, and through that experience learned just what a goofy language it is. It is an extremely complex language full of contradictions, and I admire anyone who can communicate using it as a second language, much less be flawless about it. Try explaining to someone why the following words all start with the same two letters, but are pronounced differently:
Character
Champagne (yes a French word, but it's in your English dictionary)
Champion
Spanish, by contrast, is much more consistent. Pretty much, the rules are the rules, with relatively few exceptions: El problema, la mano, etc.