Question Details: If possible kindly tell what shuld I do to make it easier to learn and use ?
I have heard the the English language is the one with the most rules and the most exceptions to the rules. So Id say its confusing to learn if you did not grow up with it. My wife is from
Panama and has been here since 1989 and still has problems with writing in English. We don't have a plural for you. So we have to say you guys or you all. Watch the second hand on my
watch.Which witch looks more scary?
words like : through and though and tough
there and their and they're
then and than
accept and except
weather and whether
and so on!
Too much slang and abbreviations!
From the point of view of learning it I think the pronunciation is probably the most difficult.
And the fact that every single rule of grammar and spelling has exceptions and the exceptions are never consistant.
So I would say that the main disadvantage of the English language is that it is hard to learn.
2007-03-21 18:38:07 · 4 answers · asked by AUNTY 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I understand your wife's problem and yours, but there's (their, they're) no solution to it. English spelling has solidified during the past two centuries -- there are differences between the spelling of some words in the US and the UK, but they won't help you.
I won't try to explain why these spellings (some of which I rebel against) have become standard, but they are.
Most US districts offer courses for non-natives at a very low price, and I think your wife could profit from an advanced course.
As to your original question, there have been many attempts over the past two centuries to invent a universal language, but esperanto (possibly the worst) was the only one to catch on even at all. If your wife has the drive your question indicates she has, she will soon surpass the level of the average US high-school senior.
2007-03-21 19:08:14 · answer #1 · answered by obelix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learning any language is elaborate. If all of us discovered Esperanto, which omits plenty of irregularities and slang, such phrases and irregularities could finally expand. People are inventive with language they usually all get modified through the years.
2016-09-05 11:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by pizzaro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Sign Language is cool, and has a similar sentence structure to French and Spanish.
2007-03-21 18:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Kharm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, for someone with problems regarding English, I must say you're rather eloquent!
Muy bien!
Cheers!
ST
2007-03-21 18:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋