On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 12:38:45 -0700, Erik Steffl wrote: [...]
> think about it: when learning english the only challenge is > to learn how to pronounce words (and learn irregular > verbs). you built vocabulary by learning words, where you > pretty much only need to remember the word itself (in its basic > form). while when learning german... I don't even want to think > about it. Because everybody from the poor war orphan "Hey, Joe, eat!" to the UN Secretary General speaks it, English has become a rather tolerant language. But if the same standard for proper German is applied to what one considers proper English, then yes, German is easier to learn. It's a purer, therefore more consistent language, than the French-infected English. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
