Re: French - Anything but easy.
"Bill, a word of advice, from experience. it is easier to learn modern Hebrew that it is to learn French."
Sorry to ruin your rant but Bill didn't say that French is easy - he only thinks it's easier than Chinese or Arabic:
"...I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these - probably French because it is the easiest."
Biting the hand that feeds IT
