Norwegian is easiest language for English speakers to learn!

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http://mithridates.blogspot.com/2008...guage-for.html

I learned some German in school, looks like I might have been better off learning Norwegian.

Fig. A. an understanding of spoken language

Norwegians understand 88% of the spoken swedish language
understand 73% of the spoken danish language

Swedes understand 48% of the spoken norwegian language
understand 23% of the spoken danish language

Danes understand 69% of the spoken norwegian language
understand 43% of the spoken swedish language

Fig. B. An understanding of the written language

Norwegians understand 89% of the written swedish language
understand 93% of the written danish language

Swedes understand 86% of the written norwegian language
understand 69% of the written danish language

Danes understand 89% of the written norwegian language
understand 69% of the written swedish language.

"Norwegian is Danish spoken in Swedish"

Norwegian + phonology - vocabulary = swedish

Norwegian - phonology + vocabulary = danish