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To: riri
"My grandmother came here from Germany when she was in her late 30's, she never spoke a word of German to me. Only English. My father learned English when he came here at the age of 17, never heard more than a word or two of German in my house growing up."

Too bad. Being bilingual is an excellent skill.
1,175 posted on 01/07/2004 2:39:44 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan
Too bad. Being bilingual is an excellent skill

Ironically, I lived there later in life and learned the language to a decent extent. But I agree on the premise.

1,178 posted on 01/07/2004 2:41:12 PM PST by riri
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