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Old 08-31-2004, 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by Haunted
I know that many hate the French, but I used to speak pretty decent French. I really want to learn German, as I think its a beautiful language.

Also, yes, I think learning a foreign language would be good for the mind and for cultural boundaries.
I speak French. My mother's family is French Canadian, and she grew up speaking it ... and taught it to me at a young age. Of course, the dialect I speak is different from Parisian French that they teach in schools (but I took those French classes also.)

My wife speaks fluent French and German. You should really give German a shot, it is easier to learn than other foreign languages because it is semantically simpler than English. But I don't know how beautiful it sounds ... it always sounds to me as if they're constantly trying to dislodge something from their throats.
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