My question exactly. Probably 3/4 of all non-native speakers would beg to differ. I've always been pretty good with languages, and when I was learning German, I had to keep track of pages and pages of nouns with their definite articles so I could remember what goes with 'der,' 'die' or 'das.' Now, of course, I have an instinct as to which sounds right, but when you're first learning...oi. Not to mention when you're reading a German newspaper, you might look for the first verb about halfway down the page, if you're lucky :) Fiona, I recommend the essay "The Awful German Language" by Mark Twain.
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Date: 2006-12-12 05:07 pm (UTC)My question exactly. Probably 3/4 of all non-native speakers would beg to differ. I've always been pretty good with languages, and when I was learning German, I had to keep track of pages and pages of nouns with their definite articles so I could remember what goes with 'der,' 'die' or 'das.' Now, of course, I have an instinct as to which sounds right, but when you're first learning...oi. Not to mention when you're reading a German newspaper, you might look for the first verb about halfway down the page, if you're lucky :) Fiona, I recommend the essay "The Awful German Language" by Mark Twain.