I'll agree it's ugly compared to basic.

As for programming in plain English.... Then you have the problem of interpreting the programers 'English'. Did you know there was talk of adapting Latin to a programming language? It is a highly structured syntax, unlike 'English'.

"I've got a black magic woman." - Santana

Now, is that a woman who practices magic who happens to be black? Or a woman who practices black magic? Or a black colored woman who is 'magic' in other ways? Or does she just have a 'black' personality and is in fact a red-headed Scottish lass? Or....

Brian