[E. Albright]

Originally posted by Arryn:
I have friends who are native Spanish speakers who say about English what you say about French. Guess it's all a matter of perspective.

I've run into plenty of francophones expressing comparable sentiments. Frankly, I think the difficulty of English grammar is overrated. Stateside, said reputation smacks a bit of Yankee arrogance, IMNPHO. I for one found it none too daunting (compared to French, for example). But then, I was raised in a household where complex language was spoken on a regular basis, and started reading excessively at a young age. I also grew up without the benifit of Ye Olde Electronic Babysitter. Not that this is necessarily relevant, but one's always tempted to draw corrolations...