What makes a language hard to learn?
Do you feel like some languages are harder to learn than others? How difficult a language is depends a lot on how different it is from your native language, but even if they're close, little things can still trip you up.
For example, English has two ways of pronouncing "th." If you learned English as a second language, did you struggle with the difference between the words "thigh" and "thy"?
Learn more about what makes English unusual the Grammar Girl podcast interview with Paul Anthony Jones, author of "Why Is This a Question?" (Episode 990. May 30, 2024). https://podfollow.com/173429229
I promise you'll come away with fun facts to impress your friends!
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