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Location: Dismal Nitch, AZ
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Originally Posted by javadog
When I was in high school, I was pretty fluent in Spanish. I knew it well enough that I found myself sometimes thinking in Spanish instead of in English. I haven't used it in 40 years, so I am beyond rusty. I often wonder how quickly I could pick it up again, given that I knew it so well years ago.
On the other hand, I'd rather learn French. If I could retire to the south of France, I would. The best food and wine in the world.
If my Spanish teacher in high school had looked like SuperHolly, I would only have managed to learn a handful of words, but I would've used them often.
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I met a woman years ago who was born/raised in the US, went overseas at the age of 28 for 10. years.
She came back and attended a Berlitz language school for English.
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