Get myself confused by English grammar

Robin Michael, do you know any Polish? Since you're currently learning english have you any time for learning other languages?

I just don't get it to be honest. I find it unbelievably difficult. I used to find French at school difficult, partly because the French teacher used to have Monday morning spelling tests. You could say French ruined my life because my grades in the first year of Grammar School then determined which Form I would be in, etc etc.

But French is so easy compared to Polish.

Potatoe - sorry 'Potato' - pomme de terre - ziemniak



Spanish - patata : Portugese - batata : German - Kartoffel (difficult - a bit like trufel) : Scottish - tattie

Where does Polish come from? What planet!


Potato

potato
Noun (Rzeczownik) ziemniak;
potato beetle-stonka ziemniaczana


Another example from livemocha

The French for 'thin' is 'mince'. That makes sense:

Julian Clary - Mincing Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYpehqxDoKE

"mincing walk" etc