English is the JavaScript of human languages.
No denying English spelling is particularly atrocious – but still easier than learning Chinese characters. The Chinese writing system is arguably the most difficult to learn of all writing systems in common modern use – even if your native language doesn't use the Latin alphabet, the Latin alphabet is going to be much easier to learn than the Chinese writing system is; even learning crazy inconsistent English spelling is likely easier.
Knights ride at night nightly, to get knighted.
Does that make any sense to someone learning English.
It's a silly argument though. Other countries are willing to learn English. We aren't willing, not nationally anyway, to learn anything else.
Essentially you can learn middle-out vs other languages.
To understand a programming language you just need the bare bones.
English is the JS of programming languages though, being that it's everywhere and it's very easy to use.