why is the English languaje so difficult?
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In large part because of its mixed history.  It is, at base, a Germanic langauge (Anglo-saxon) which then became mixed with a Northern Germanic language (with the Viking invaders), and then with a Romance language (with the Norman invasion.)  There are dollops of other languages as well.  This melange has created a language with inconsistent rules and practices (exaggerated by the fact that some parts of the language have evolved over time more than others, and because so many different parts of the world now speak English.)
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Because English has a spelling rules but each rule comes with its exeption.  This makes it very hard for students to be able to learn how to spell because its not very phonetic.
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Nothing is "Easy" in latin.  I would say its one of the hardest languages to learn!  But as the lady above says "Facilis" is the translation of the word "Easy".
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I think some must be speakers of another language and their english is the second or third language they speak.  Because alot of times it is not just spelling  errors but every other grammatical faus pax you can commit.
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The reason is very simple. Non-native users of the language normally tend to spell by the sound rather than focus on punctuation and/or spelling. And with English being the global language that it has become, native users should be a bit more considerate, taking into consideration that they are in a state of being able to decipher what actually is meant to be conveyed by the non-natives.
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For an English speaker, I would say Spanish is by far the easiest of the four to learn.  If you speak other languages, the answer might be different.\n\nLatin is particularly hard because of the declension of nouns.  French pronunciation is sometimes difficult (especially the nasal vowels).  German isn't too difficult, but the sentence word order (verb at the end or verb second) is unnatural for English-speakers (I'd put it in second place among the languages you listed).
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For some it is because English is a second language. For others it is because our school systems have failed to teach people how to read  and spell properly.
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B'cos it is spelt "M-o-n-d-a-y" \n\nSee! i've found it difficult tho..
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German pronounciation is lot easier, infact its easier than English. In German you will pronounce exactly as you write. French on the other hand is extreamly difficult.
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It's difficult to differentiate between those for whom English is a second language and those who simply cannot spell. I admire anyone who gives it their best shot. What I find more bothersome is the use of "chat speak". I admit that I am guilty of throwing in the old "lol" from time to time, but when I see so many people using an abbreviated version of the English language, I have to wonder if we haven't just become too lazy to use proper spelling.
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I have enough trouble with english forget another one. Although I am fluent in a few progamming languages. But there easy to learn.
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English is difficult because it is a mixture of many other languages. There are many words from European languages that English adopted or changed slightly. There are words from non-European languages in English also such as Native American words.
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Depending on how you mean this question there are two problems.  The first is in learning English: English has stolen from many other languages over the years including a lot from romantic languages (which are very different from our germanic language).  The language has further been abused by a large variety of slang that has become incorporated (due to the large number and the geograpic spread of speakers).  This makes our language riddled with exceptions and filled with more words than any other language, many of which break even our most fundamental rules (i before e except after c, rules for past tense...) not to mention the large degree of slang phrases (why do you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?)  This makes teaching a standardized form of English difficult.\n\nTesting for standardized English is also difficult.  Looking at the reasons cited above it is obvious that a "standardized" form of our language doesn't exist.  Which would you choose, the language spoken in England, Australia, Jamaica, West coast America, East coast, Louisianna?  The reason that standardized spanish exists and is easy to teach is that the language is officially controlled by Spain.  English has no such driving factor, what's more it isn't even the "official" language of the United States.  This is why millions are spent each year providing official documents in multiple languages and providing translators for any language in courts.\n\nI know this ended up being more of a rant but I hope it has helped a bit.  Teaching or Learning, English can be difficult.
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Why is Dyslexia so difficult to spell.
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wow spanish gives me a headache sry!!!
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Americans and Englishmen have always found people willing to speak their language because it's useful; this has led to the arrogant assumption that English is spoken by everyone, or will be.  This accords well with the political and economic ambitions of the "neo-conservatives" as well as the old-fashioned English imperialists.\n\nFor better than 90 % of the world's population, English is not a means of communication. Indeed, it may be in decline as a subject of study:\nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0226_040226_language.html\n\nEnglish is a very difficult language to learn unless you've been immersed in it since birth. English spelling is said to be more difficult than any other language except Gaelic. English grammar, although it may be fairly simple, is riddled with exceptions. Verbs are very often irregular. Many people just aren't going to devote several years of effort to learn it!  English has gained its present stature because of the current economic and political power of English-speaking countries. In the past, every super-power has briefly seen its native tongue used internationally: France, Spain, Portugal, the Roman empire. In fact, one of the main reasons why Esperanto was never adopted by the League of Nations was that France blocked efforts to adopt it. At the time, French was "the international language", and France expected it to stay that way forever. They were proven wrong within twenty years.\nAlthough many people all over the world study English and often think they speak it well, the number of people who can participate in a non-trivial conversation in English is very small outside English-speaking countries. Knowing English may be sufficient to survive as a tourist in many places, but not for most. \n\nMe, I speak English; but I'd rather we all learned Esperanto!
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I'm learning english, french and some german too ..the german is the most difficult for me >(   anyway, there is a site that help me with learning languages: www.friendsabroad.com , there you can contact people who speak the language you want to learn and you teach them your language...it help me a lot , I hope it helps you also\n \n\nI hope this helps.