I know it's not "unusual"... I've seen the same wrong-headed reasoning many times before. But syntax is rarely a significant obstacle to learning a language, i

I know it's not "unusual"... I've seen the same wrong-headed reasoning many times before. But syntax is rarely a significant obstacle to learning a language, it's the semantics that bite! And when the semantics are significantly different I think that a familiar syntax might make things harder rather than easier by confusing form and function. Also, Reason catch on much?