From: me@privacy.invalid   
      
   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.   
      
   > 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.   
      
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