Time for a spelling lesson

[Reinha]

I'm seriously impressed with people who attempt to learn English as a second language

The grammar is easy but the pronunciation can be a PITA. Spelling is the least of worries especially when learning happens through text. I imagine native speakers have difficulties with it because most words are learned through speech and the pronunciation versus spelling doesn't follow very many logical rules. You'd think ear, rear, fear, tear, hear, smear, clear, bear, year, pear and near would all rhyme but they don't... >_<'

Also because it's such an old and wide-spread language the vocabulary has grown massive! About 2 or 3 times the amount of words as there are in my first language.

[Ashkendor]

Also because it's such an old and wide-spread language the vocabulary has grown massive! About 2 or 3 times the amount of words as there are in my first language.

That's partly because English has a habit of mugging other languages for adverbs. And adjectives. And... you get the idea.