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/^t/Of course, there are also drawbacks. Many people find numerous aspects of English difficult - E.G. the articles (abhorrent to majority of students), prepositions, the multitude of tenses, vast number of vocabulary, etc. Of course, we cannot generalise. The level of difficulty, to a lesser or bigger degree, depends on the learner's native tongue. German speakers find it certainly a lot more convenient to learn English than speakers of Hungarian or Russian. This is perfectly understandable since both of the former belong to the same group of Germanic languages. However, the increasing number of successful learners testifies that the above-mentioned hindrances are finally overcome. Also, the opinions of students learning several languages at the same time confirm that the language of Shakespeare is one of the easiest to master.