On Sunday 17 November 2024 08:07:59 pm wn4isx via groups.io wrote:
" Despite its prevalence, English is a hard language to learn *due to its complex grammar rules, pronunciation variations, and vast vocabulary*. English grammar is riddled with exceptions and irregularities, making it difficult to master."
I don't remember his specific reasons, but Isaac Asimov once said pretty much the same thing. Something about how Engish has adopted words from so many other languages was one factor that I think he mentioned. Worse is when I am looking for a datasheet on some chip I've never heard of, and the only thing I can find is in Chinese! And it's usually a pdf file, I haven't tried that with google translate...
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Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. ?--Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin
