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To: michael97123 who wrote (109035)	7/31/2003 10:04:02 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Might be a genetic memory thing Studies show-don'tja just love that line?-that kids learn languages easily up to the age of about twelve, and then the ability shuts down. I have noticed that people who are good singers learn languages easier than those those, like me, who can't carry a tune and are as flat as my hat.

To: michael97123 who wrote (109035)	7/31/2003 10:05:45 AM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 281500

Re foreign languages - Americans generally have no opportunity to practice any language other than English in their daily lives. If you or your parents are foreign-born, and/or speak the language at home, or if you have a lot of customers or clients or students who speak another language, then you have a reason to learn or use another language. Spanish of course is a prime example, especially in Miami and Southern Ca. But as a veteran of 12 years of French, I can definitely say, "use it or lose it."