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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2020 11:47:06 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   @sim True, but small nations with long histories are likely to have border areas where many people speak both their home nation's language and the neighboring nation's language. I think the stereotype that English speakers won't learn other languages comes from the fact that most English-speaking nations are large areas without a lot of interaction with foreign language speaker…
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jan-2020 12:11:17 EST LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     @simsa03 @xj9 @sim Yes, the part about losing proficiency without immersion matches my experience. I lived in (West) #Germany during part of my childhood. The military housing area was right across the street from a local housing area, so kids intermingled on the playground. Then I moved back to the US, and within a few years struggled to express anything more than "Wie gehts?…
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