People often confuse the English language and the English spelling. The English language is actually really easy to learn because it has a very simple grammar.

People often confuse the English language and the English spelling. The English language is actually really easy to learn because it has a very simple grammar. The English spelling is a different problem set because it often reflects how a word was pronounced centuries ago. It has no connection to the current pronunciation, so learning the correct spelling of a word is basically like learning Chinese characters.