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/^t/I think that this is a very brave statement. I would not say so and I would be very careful to make such a comment. Personally, I believe that there are no easy or difficult languages. If you want to master a language and if you want to be really good at it, you must take tremendous effort to achieve it, and English is not an exception here. I am convinced about it especially that English is not the only foreign language that I've learned. I have also had some experience with learning other foreign languages. In addition to English I have studied Italian, Russian and German. When I compare these languages I do not consider English as an easy language, although, I do admit that I have noticed some things that are easier about English than about the other languages that I had the chance to learn. But, on the other hand, I have also come across some things that, I think, are more difficult about English than about Italian, for example. Let me explain why I think that English is neither very difficult nor very easy to learn.