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Here's a little essay about someone's enjoyment of learning German.

"The simplicity demanded by my lack of fluency forced me to say what I really meant. In English I would have over-explained. In German, limited to a working knowledge of about 4,000 words, I had to cut to the chase.

ā€œItā€™s just worthwhile,ā€ I said. I couldnā€™t believe I could say this with a straight face after just having played I-Spy and Twenty Questions with two other adults, but amazingly, it was actually true. Learning German is completely worthwhile, even if all I ever use it for is playing childrenā€™s games, ordering coffee, and understanding song lyrics."

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by Rebecca Baumgartner ā€œSo why are you learning German?ā€ I donā€™t remember who first asked me this, but over the following two weeks, it was a question Iā€™d answer about 60 times. And each time, I struggled to come up with a satisfying answer ā€“ and not just because of the limits of my...
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