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.
āItās just worthwhile,ā I said. I couldnāt 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 childrenās games, ordering coffee, and understanding song lyrics."
by Rebecca Baumgartner āSo why are you learning German?ā I donāt remember who first asked me this, but over the following two weeks, it was a question Iād 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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