The struggle of learning a foreign language
Some people have a fear of being wrong. They measure success by how few mistakes they make.
Some people know what the language should sound like, where they are at currently, and how far they have to go to get there.
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When speaking a new language, what matters most is your attitude - not your accuracy
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"I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it." -Frank Howard Clark
Instead of looking at a foreign language as an art to be mastered and perfected, think of it as a tool you can use to get a result.
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