Path: news.nzbot.com!not-for-mail
From: Don Pelayo @jazzfree.com
Newsgroups: alt.languages.english
Subject: Re: English is too difficult
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:38:04 +0200
Organization: Telefonica Data Espagna
Lines: 50
Message-ID: <sf6rf09pqjcg3v2jr93t8nk3uorecslntv@4ax.com>
References: <715c9009.0407142028.4afc00bc@posting.google.com> <5778ec55.0407200725.ede71a2@posting.google.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 205.red-81-43-70.pooles.rima-tde.net
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Trace: nsnmpen3-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net 1090363089 21828 81.43.70.205 (20 Jul 2004 22:38:09 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@nsnmpen3-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:38:09 +0000 (UTC)
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.91/32.564
Xref: news.nzbot.com alt.languages.english:406
You have not mentioned the biggest problem of the english language:
The pronunciation. English pronunciation in extremely unstable.
It is a extremely hard issue to memorize each word spelling and
moreover it changes dramaticaly with the many different accents.
In Spain , for instance, the Standard (BBC style) English is mostly
taught by teachers. But when you hear a real conversation using
Aussy , midland's or caribbean accent, idioms, slang, understanding
may become almost impossible.
It is very discouraging because they sometimes seem to speak another
language.
On 20 Jul 2004 08:25:28 -0700, eromlignod@aol.com (eromlignod) wrote:
>nitromill@hotmail.com (Evan-Josh Roose) wrote in message news:<715c9009.0407142028.4afc00bc@posting.google.com>...
>> Yes, the usage of English is too difficult.We should create a simple
>> language that even morons like me can understand.
>
>Actually it's one of the easier languages in some ways.
>
>1. No genders to memorize (unless the subject actually *has* a
>gender).
>2. Simple verb conjugations.
>3. Both Germanic and Romance roots, making it easier for Europeans.
>4. No pluralization of adjectives, etc.
>5. No "familiar" form to figure out.
>
>To acquire a "working" knowledge of English is probably much easier
>than with many other languages. I have heard this from non-native
>speakers for years.
>
>I think the problem is that English doesn't follow grammatical rules
>as well as other languages. One can't just memorize a particular
>grammatical precept and expect it to apply to all situations (or even
>half the situations sometimes). So, though one might be able to
>converse freely in English, your grammar may take years to perfect.
>
>There's also the matter of vocabulary. The English vocabulary is
>immense. Compare an English dictionary to a French one. The
>difference is huge. And remember that English doesn't have all the
>crazy conjugated forms of its verbs.
>
>Creating a new language is a tremendous undertaking. Remember
>Esperanto? Learning a new language is very tedious and learning one
>that is native to no one would be even more difficult!
>
>Don
|
|