While teaching English, I've come to realize that it's a difficult language. This probably stems from the fact that it's a hybrid of many other languages, but it's hard when you're teaching someone that "seen" has a long "e" sound but "been" has a short "i" sound or why "two" sounds the same as "too" and "to".
Languages are always changing and I guess that reflects the fact that cultures are constantly evolving. I had this thought while I was teaching contractions. It's interesting that we can interchangeably say, "No, she is not", "No, she's not", and "No, she isn't", by choosing which words to contract.
I hope Spanish is easier than English.
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