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Re:The hardest aspect of learning English as a second language by StavrosK on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:35AM (#21825853)
> So, to answer your examples, I pronounce those exactly like the french "beau", "tire" and "rot".

That's where the problem comes in: You can't pronounce those words without context. "A row of people was watching the row". "A tear in the painting brought a tear to my eye", "I bow to your skills with the bow".

Re:The hardest aspect of learning English as a second language by sheepdestroyer on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:42AM (#21825939)
I can : all the same to me. Context, mostly, makes me understood
Re:The hardest aspect of learning English as a second language by StavrosK on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:45AM (#21825982)
I mean, yes, all languages are easy if you don't care much about correctness.