Subj : Re: Request
To : Sean Dennis
From : Shaun Buzza
Date : Wed Mar 16 2022 03:15 pm
SD> French, to me, is overly complicated for the sake of being different. <G>
Hell, yes, it is! There's no need to decide between masculine and feminine
when talking about a table! It has no gender!
SD> Being a native English speaker, it can be difficult for me to learn other
SD> languages, especially Japanese or Mandarin Chinese (both of which I have
SD> attempted to learn but failed to do so).
The only languages I've ever found easy to learn are those used exclusively
by computers. In many ways, they're far simpler than any human language.
SD> However, my original point still stands for me as I can figure out
SD> phrases and keywords in both French and Italian and make a semi-educated
SD> guess to what's going on. This is reading those languages; if they are
SD> being spoken to me, I get lost very quickly.
That's about how I am, in spoken French. I can follow along more or less, if
the speaker isn't rushing or mumbling, but I'd have to respond in english. My
written French is much better.
