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I think getting to a decent understanding of German should not be too hard, but some nuances are. Even some native speakers struggle with parts of the grammar,

by phaer 13y ago

I think getting to a decent understanding of German should not be too hard, but some nuances are. Even some native speakers struggle with parts of the grammar, like dass/das, dativ/genetiv, etc. I am a native German speaker who learned English as his second language and is now learning Greek, including a different alphabet, as his third.

lispm 13y ago
That's not a specialty of German. Lots of native English speakers struggle with English. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/oct/08/england-young-people-league-table-basic-skills-oecd http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/oct/08/england-you... Literacy for example seems to be quite good in some countries with languages which for me would look difficult. The UK OTOH is not happy with their results.