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Re:When do we become unable to learn a language like a nativ... by ngokevin on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @08:49PM (#24714531)
What pitfalls did you run into? From what I heard, the learner often expects the other person to become their personal on-demand language teacher. And then patience burns out quickly. I think it works if the learner is committed to self-study but only relies on others for a bit of reinforcement, clarification, and practice.
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Re:When do we become unable to learn a language like a nativ... by golem14 on Friday October 09, 2020 @10:34AM (#24730266)
I don't think about grammar when talking, so to explain when to say "kein" vs "nicht" took a few moments .

Translating "oder" or "eben" is surprisingly difficult, just to name a few examples.

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