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I may have posted this before, but I think it illustrates in an amusing way what many find difficult about the English language.
A foreign Student learning English:-
Why have a "b" in "crumb" and "dumb,"
And not in words like "hum" and "sum"?
He quickly learned the "n" in damn,
But wanted it in "jam" and "ham",
With "there" and "their" and "air and "heir",
He struggled hard, but in despair,
Found "burg" was often spoken "boro",
And fogged his brain with "through" and "thorough".
One evening after hours of work,
He took his hat, resolved to shirk
His learning for an hour or more,
And take a walk along the shore.
He passed among the crowds that chattered.
His nerves on edge his morale shattered,
Till, as he lingered by the pier,
His eyes perceived a hoarding near,
A placard hung in colours bright,
Announced a film on show that night.
The words, as far as he could guess,
Were "Cavalcade"—pronounced success",
"Mon Dieu!" he groaned, "How can it be
Pronounced success? This does for me.
This is the last, the final straw,
I cannot stand a fraction more,
He rushed on further up the coast,
Wrote one sad letter to his host,
And waited for the next high tide,
Then jumped into the sea and...... died,
MORAL
You native learners of our tongue,
Be warned by one, who died so young,
Do not, like him, your brains to save,
Take refuge in a watery grave,
But fight the fight, and you may well,
Before you die just learn to spell!