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Why Are Words in Foreign Languages So Hard to Pronounce?

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Words in foreign languages shouldn't be as hard as they are to pronounce. Speech was developed universally among humans, not exclusively to certain cultures.
Of course, it makes sense that different cultures would develop different languages, but surely humans should be able to use their speech attribute points to be able to pronounce foreign words, even if they don't understand the words themselves.
Many non-native English speakers struggle to say words like rural, or mirror, or thorough and likewise, English speakers struggle saying words with the Spanish 'r' or the Xhosa 'x', or the Dutch 'g' or the German 'ch'.
Look at it this way. Even though cows probably don't have a common language expressed through sounds, they all make cow sounds. By comparison, humans struggle to make human sounds that are not in their native language.
What I'm saying is that I don't stand a better chance of pronouncing the name of the Welsh town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (see video) than an elephant, whereas an elephant wouldn't have any trouble with any elephant noise. Isn't that weird?
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