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/^t/These are real advantages for learners of English. Unfortunately, English also has its "dangers" and "traps". One of them is the pronunciation. From the point of view of a native speaker of Polish I find the pronunciation of English much more difficult than the pronunciation of Italian, for instance. And there are also other disadvantages about English. English spelling seems to have no rules. One has to learn the spelling of each single word by heart. As I mentioned above I think that in general the grammar of English is simpler compared with other languages, although, it also has some difficulties such as: irregular verbs or the numerous tenses. It usually creates big problems to many students. Another difficult part are many accents and dialects of English. Only a very small percentage of British people speak with the RP accent that is considered standard and that is taught at schools.