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On 2025-12-02 14:53, s|b wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 13:10:15 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> I do not find English particularly difficult. German is worse.
> 
> I agree and my native language, Dutch, is related to German. I studied
> German for 2 years and it was a PITA.
>   
>> There are no declinations, no verbal forms, aside from the "s" on
>> "he/she". Correct spelling is a bitch, though: we have to learn by heart
>> both the spelling and the pronunciation of each word. They never
>> bothered to try to teach us the rules.
> 
> Well, there's rules and then there's exception from the rules.

Spanish has exact rules that can be written in a single page :-)
We always know the exact correct pronunciation for a written word. The 
reverse is not true, there can be several spellings that sound the same, 
so we need a speller or dictionary (or memory).


>   
>> Yes, there are nuances as the same word having several different
>> meaning. You can never learn it perfectly, there are subtle meaning that
>> are really cultural.
>>
>> Still, it is a very viable language for international exchange.
> 
> That's what all Germans think. (-;
> 
>> I tried
>> to learn French as an adult, did not manage that well.
> 
> We had to learn French from the age of 12 and then another 6 years. IMHO
> it's easier than German.

It is easier at that age.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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