Ch 24 and 25

One part that really got me thinking was a very small mention in the beginning of ch 24 about learning inflections of a new vocabulary word. This was not a major point of the chapter but it caught my eye.  After reading this, I though about some experiences with second languge learners and this is a are they seems to be a struggle. The English inflections are not like other languages. Throughout Englishes' history the amount of inflections have decreased and has become more unlike other languages. For example, the romantic languages (spanish, italian, french, ect) have much more inflections. I know when I started learning Spanish coming up with the correct inflection form is something I really struggled with because it is so different from English. Teachers should not only teach new vocabulary words but expand and really emphasize the inflection involving the words to help the student gain a full grasp on the vocabulary and the context it should be used in.