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Learn a language

Mandarin, German, or French. But maybe Spanish. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Bill Murphy Jr.
Jun 29, 2021
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Learn a language

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A French guy I knew thought he was pretty funny. He told a joke that went like this:

What do you call someone who speaks two languages?

Bilingual.

And what do you call a person who speaks three languages?

Trilingual.

But what do you call someone who has only learned one language?

American!

Touché. It’s true; about 80% of Americans speak only one language, acc…

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