Does English have a lot of grammar rules?

The English language has a lot of weird spelling, grammar, and pronunciation rules. Words that sound and are spelled the same can have two different or even opposite meanings. Tricks like “I before E except after C” don’t always work.

Why are some languages more complex than others?

One language may be simpler in some aspect than another but more complicated in some other respect. All spoken languages are supposed to be equally complex because languages reach an equilibrium between at least two forces. Skilled adult speakers tend to complicate languages by looking for ways to be more expressive.

Why does English have so many weird rules?

Quite simply, the 23-letter Roman alphabet has never been adequate — even Old English (spoken 450-1150) had 35 or so sounds, and our sound system is now even bigger. Using “c” instead of “s” for words like city was messy because “c” also represented the “k” sound in words like cat.

Why English is tricky language?

English is a tricky language because there are so many exceptions to rules of pronunciation and grammar. Pronunciation is tricky because the English alphabet has 26 letters in the alphabet, but most experts agree there are 44 different letter sounds!

Which language has the most complex grammar?

With less than a thousand speakers, Tuyuca is considered the world’s most complex language. It is named after the ethnic group whose people are its native speakers. It is spoken in a few areas of Brazil and Colombia. It has up to 140 noun classes and each of them are indicated by a different suffix and prefix.

Why English is more important than other colonial languages?

The English language is internationalized and used greatly in different sciences, so that enables it to be widely spoken and used everywhere. English language gives you opportunities to read more and more scientific papers.