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Welsh

My sister, an Oxford graduate with highly commended research experience has taken ten years to learn it.

I, with half her intelligence learned French in two weeks and Italian in six.

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Originally posted by asromacalcio
I [...] learned French in two weeks and Italian in six.
Riiiiiiiiiight...

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Originally posted by stocken
Riiiiiiiiiight...
Merry Christmas, stocken! Nice to see the baby isn't green any more! (at least temporarily)

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Originally posted by reader1107
Merry Christmas, stocken! Nice to see the baby isn't green any more! (at least temporarily)
And happy days to you too, reader. 🙂

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Originally posted by asromacalcio
Welsh

My sister, an Oxford graduate with highly commended research experience has taken ten years to learn it.

I, with half her intelligence learned French in two weeks and Italian in six.
Depends on what you are aiming as a level of knowledge of a language - French is on top of my list. Nothing is logic in there, was lucky enough to start young.

Like stocken said, french in two week, ew...riiiiiiiiiight!

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Originally posted by Jee
Depends on what you are aiming as a level of knowledge of a language - French is on top of my list. Nothing is logic in there, was lucky enough to start young.

Like stocken said, french in two week, ew...riiiiiiiiiight!
Not from zero to native standard, just from schoolboy to fluent. I was living there with a family.

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Originally posted by asromacalcio
Not from zero to native standard, just from schoolboy to fluent. I was living there with a family.
i went to live in france with zero french learnt it by going to bars and get hammered became fluent still a bit shaky sober though

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Originally posted by oxtoby
i went to live in france with zero french learnt it by going to bars and get hammered became fluent still a bit shaky sober though
Was TT then, am now. Not the best way to learn Russian but I'm working through it.

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i see your point pity though the vodka would have been fun ya