LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.15 (01) [EN]

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From: James Ward <jamesward at earthlink.net>

Subject: LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.14 (01) [EN]



Paul Finlow-Bates wrote:

I'm only half joking.  I've always felt that Dutch would be easier for early
learners to grasp than French or German, and although it has far fewer
speakers, I think it would be a "foot in the door" to language learning.  It
would go some way toward breaking down this concrete barrier we seem to have
in the UK when considering other languages.



Apologies to all for going off on a non-Lowlands tangent, but I must just
quietly whisper "Esperanto."  Wistful, wishful thinking, I know, but a very
good candidate for a "foot in the door" language.

James Ward



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