My language teachers at school always told me to be glad I was born English as it's one of the hardest languages to learn! My DH is Dutch and speaks excellent English. Often he'll ask me why things are the way they are with English grammar or spelling, like for example 'through' and 'rough' - you only add a 'th' but the pronunciation changes completely! I tell him, 'I don't know, it's just to p@#s off foreignors, I guess!' :lol: