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Subject: Re: English is too difficult
Date: 22 Jul 2004 10:59:26 -0700
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Don Pelayo @jazzfree.com wrote in message news:<sf6rf09pqjcg3v2jr93t8nk3uorecslntv@4ax.com>...
> 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.
Yes, I agree with you. Both accents and colloquialisms can make a
language more difficult. Do you think that English is more
susceptible to this than other languages? Don't other
Spanish-speaking nations have the same degree of differences (like
Mexican or South-American Spanish), or do they stick with the Spanish
pronunciation better?
Don
Kansas City
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