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May 4, 2023Liked by Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson

I'm looking forward to many more recommendations in studying foreign languages. Particularly how us aspiring autodidacts might best plan an approach to tackling such an intimidating topic.

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I will be doing that in the very near future.

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Here's the first of many pieces related to language learning:

https://extramuros.substack.com/p/put-the-ear-worm-to-work

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Knowing a different language than one’s mother tongue is like having a kaleidoscope view instead of a small telescope on the world about you. General Vernon Walters among many achievements spoke at least 5 foreign languages “fluently”. Having worked in Finland most Finn’s speak both Finnish and English and usually a third, and Swedish speaking Finn’s speak their mother tongue of Swedish, then Finnish and English at a minimum....just sayin!

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