"warbi" <warbi at warbi.net> writes: >> I can believe that. When I was studying Russian and found out that >> things are spelled like they're pronounced and pronounced like they're >> spell, it was heavenly. > Until you realized that the nouns and adjectives had declensions and > the verbs are irregular more often than not! lol warbi Irregular verbs are commonly used, but there aren't that *many* of them. Certainly German and Russian (the two foreign languages I've studied at all seriously) have more grammar than English does, it takes a little getting used to. But it's quite elegant when you get used to it. (I should add that I haven't touched either since early in my college career, around 30 years ago now, so my memory of them is a bit rusty). Seems to be easier for English speakers to learn that grammar than for speakers of those languages to learn the vocabulary, spelling, and rather idiosyncratic usage of English. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>