With all of the confusing spelling and pronunciations, people often say that English is one of the hardest languages to learn. More than that, we have tons of words and phrases that just can’t be translated 100% accurately into other languages. Check out a few of them…

  • Trade-off
  • Serendipity
  • Auto-tune
  • Facepalm
  • Insight
  • Specific descriptions of sights and sounds, such as gleam, glisten, and rustle
  • “Piece of cake.”
  • “Adding fuel to the fire.”

Why must the English language be so confusing?!