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Question: Which language is easier for the typical English speaker to learn?
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« on: November 13, 2009, 12:20:02 AM »
How did I know that these would be the options?

French. I know nearly as much French as Spanish, and I'm in my fourth year of Spanish in school.
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2009, 12:55:30 AM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on November 13, 2009, 12:31:44 AM
On the other hand, once you get past the basics of vocab and grammar, French is easier by a mile, because of the number of terms for more complex ideas that English borrowed from French.  For upper-level vocabulary all you really have to do is Franco-phone familiar English terms.

Yes. Abstract concepts are very easy in French.
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2009, 02:08:04 AM »
French I can apparently pronounce decently (albeit with a German accent), but I cannot understand the spoken language one bit.
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« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2009, 01:08:41 AM »
Quote from: Swedish Cheese on November 13, 2009, 04:46:47 AM
Screw both Spanish and French.

You people should lean Swedish, the singing language.

Det är det vackraste språket i världen och så likt engelska att ni inte kommer ha några som helst problem med att lära er det.

I consider myself relatively competent in linguistics and I haven't got the slightest idea how to pronounce that.
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