From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   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.   
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