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‘Tis the season to warm up those language skills Hey there, Everything Language! Up here in the northern hemisphere, spring is in full swing, and summer’s not too far around the corner. As the days lengthen and the veil of seasonal depression lifts, the world seems to be bustling with energy and new…
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Yesterday, someone came up to me and said, “I hear you speak 6 languages!” They were right. They said they were trying to speak Spanish and wanted to know how I did it. I said, “I just never gave up.” Yes, there are particular words and grammatical phrases that I have learned along the way that I sh…
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What tips from your own experience could you give to a 40-something person who starts to learn a new language?
Forget that you are 40 something. Getting over yourself is the hardest thing for adults to do when they learn a new language. Kids learn easier because they are not worried that someone will think they sound silly. They just communicate. Kids learn easier because they listen and repeat what they hea…
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Welcome to Everything Language!
Whether you’re a linguistics legend or just exploring the curiosities of language for the first time, this is a space to share, chat and ask about, well — everything language!
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