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Engish is easy. No conjugation - you just have to memorize 50,000 words and you're good.
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Yes English is tough, though through practice comes understanding.
My favorite version of what you just did is "English is tough; it can be understood through thorough thought, though."
You missed the opportunity to throw "thorough" in there after "through".
there is no understanding, just repetition of what you've heard