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English as a Global language has made it necessary to learn it as a second language in non English native countries. English as a second language plays an important role in the education system of India. There are several barriers to learning English as a second language. Second language learners face many difficulties mainly because of the negative interference of the mother tongue and cultural differences. The purpose of this article is to identify the most common trouble areas faced by English language learners and to provide evidences why they cause difficulties for learning English as a second language. Many errors commonly made by speakers and learners of English language are identified and discussed. The major trouble spots identified are; pronunciation difficulty (phonology), lexical problems, grammar, repetition of words, influence of first language, and sentence formation. These difficulties are heightened for those learning English as a second language. Unlike their vernacular language English language is introduced way after they started speaking. These difficulties are discussed in this article briefly to analyze various trouble spots of learning English as a second language.