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[quote=WANHU,335385]Two most difficult languages to learn -- why only two? I know my mother tongue very well because I was taught both formal and informal when I was a child thus like others, I formulate that it is really not difficult. I know a little bit of English to enable me to communicate. English pronunciations at times, still do confuse me and my friends whom we shared English lessons with. The words but, busy, bury, butte, buy, burger, etc though start with the same bu but pronounce differently. Still, many people managed to master this language. I have tried to learn other languages, but to no avail. For Tamil I managed to get a credit C during my Lower Certificate of Education examination (or equivalent to Junior Cambridge in the 60s). You may be able to read Tamil writings but that doesn't mean you know its meaning. I managed to pick up a little bit of other languages, such as German, Spanish, Arabic and Thai, but over the years due lack of practice I can only show certificates of attendance rather than fluency and later become history. I hope starting next year, I will start with basic putong hua. We never know how hard a food is until we chew.[/quote]
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