From: jeroen@nospam.please   
      
   On 1/30/26 21:00, Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester wrote:   
   > Bill Sloman  wrote:   
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   > |"Languages aren't learned any faster if you learn them young"           |   
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   >   
   > It is much easier for a child to learn a language than it is for an   
   > old person.   
      
   An often repeated myth, entirely untrue.   
      
   Adults can learn a new language in much less time than a   
   child, provided they are motivated and immersed. Those are   
   the keys, motivation and immersion.   
      
   Jeroen Belleman   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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