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Re:The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages by TheSOB88 on Thursday January 21, 2010 @11:34AM (#1067604)
If you're like most Americans, you never really had it. Were you fluent? I've "studied" it in school for 6 years (MS, HS, Univ), and I'm not even close to fluent. I don't think the school system is equipped to do that.
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Re:The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages by ibsulon on Thursday January 21, 2010 @12:57PM (#1067840)
My grammar was advanced, my vocabulary intermediate. I could mostly understand Telemundo and could hold a conversation, but was nowhere near fluent.

Now, I'm not much better off than a first year.

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Re:The Neural Advantage of Speaking 2 Languages by TheSOB88 on Thursday January 21, 2010 @01:17PM (#1067902)
Qué lástima.
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