Why is English so hard to learn?
Here are some example sentences to show why English is so hard to learn. I believe somewhere a similar list exists about Spanish. Hey, have some fun while learning. You could learn more! Enjoy! Add more sentences if you can.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
5 Answers
Will you read today what I read yesterday?
And of course the infamous -ough.
ought, thought, fought, bought, wrought, sought but wait there's more!
tough, rough, enough, slough (to shed)
cough,
through, slough (slew - a lot)
plough (also plow), bough
thorough and the last name Burrough
Yet despight it all English has become the easiest language in which to communicate.
Hola, Rajaji,
Those sentences you posted are very good for English learners to learn the two different meanings of the same word in a single sentence. I hope someone will do the same thing as you did but in Spanish version. Would you mind if I post a question: "Where can I find the Spanish sentences which has two different meanings of the same word in a single sentence?"
Now, let me offer what I think of.
(1) What did you expect when you were expecting?
(2) We are recording the world record holder's daily life.
(3) Mom trained me how to take a train to visit grandparents alone.
(4) Don't waste any minute on minute things.
Very good examples. But just look up the definition of Hacer, Echar, or Dar. They each have at least 50 uses. Not to mention that every verb in Spanish has over 100 conjugated forms as compared to less than 10 for English verbs. Then there is the issue of gender: inanimate objects having gender is nuts. I could go on but you get the idea. Oh, one last comment. The word "se" in Spanish...well.......
There in church they prayed for their neighbors, went home and preyed on the neighbors.
Las olas are waves, waves are sometimes holas.
My friend Jubilado, I would not read today what you read yesterday. But would you believe me that once I saw a saw which could not saw?
I agree, English is the easiest. This is primarily because the other languages are more difficult.
