I wouldn't say it's easy at all. There are SO many rules and odd situations where something isn't right. Do you lay down or lie down? Jim and me are going to the store or Jim and I are going to the store... Not to use prepositions at the end of a sentence: "Are you coming with?" <WRONG> In the few other languages I've tried to learn; German, Spanish, and Russian - they seem to be more straight forward with their ruling.