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   Gary McGath   wrote:   
   >Does Farmer address how Tarzan learned to speak English when he had   
   >access only to written and printed materials?   
      
   When first contacted, Tarzan couldn't speak English.  He could   
   read and write it, but not speak or understand it.   
      
   The French ship captain he rescued taught him French, but not   
   English.  So, for a while, he could speak and understand   
   French, but not read or write it, and could read and write   
   English, but not speak or understand spoken English.   
      
   This amusing dilema ended quickly, as he had the superpower   
   of being able to learn a new language in about two pages.   
      
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