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English Is Easy

Nutcracker a ballet or a tool? Nymph a goddess or an insect? Pawn Something you deposit Or do you move it across a game board? People say English is easy. Sheesh!

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Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 7/6/2020 9:01:00 AM

Not to mention American pronunciation: ‘I was sick, but now I feel BADDER!’. Yes we Brits have problems too.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/6/2020 10:16:00 PM

Smile. Smirk. Thank you for stopping by.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/6/2020 10:16:00 PM

Smile. Smirk. Thank you for stopping by.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/5/2020 11:06:00 PM

And how about slang!... And how about our almost nonexistent (at this point) grammar rules?... It's tough. I know. I taught ESL for 30 years. An uphill battle often... Good point, Caren!

Rico Leffanta

Date: 7/4/2020 1:46:00 PM

English is SO difficult to learn, most especially when one speaker is Welsh, Scottish, English, Canadian, Australian, African, American, etc.! German is MUCH easier to learn, but it would be best if everyone spoke French because if I ask a girl to bed in France, she replies either, "oui" or "non"; either way, her lips are pursed and ready to be kissed! Aloha! Rico

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/4/2020 11:06:00 PM

Wow! Rico you are a volume of information and insight my friend!

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/4/2020 11:15:00 AM

And just to add to the confusion dumb - why the d, lamb, why the b, tomb, why the b, muscle, why the c and plaque, why not k, biscuit , why the u, could go on forever, I think English is the most difficult language to master. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 7/4/2020 11:07:00 PM

Jennifer, when my six year old nephew was mad at his grandpa he made a sign that said "Grandpa is so Dom". We laughed about it all day long. I had forgotten this until now.