Re: good post on LinkedIn

From	Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: good post on LinkedIn
Date	2026-01-31 11:21 +0100
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On 1/31/26 00:53, john larkin wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:49:12 +0100, Jeroen Belleman
> <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/30/26 21:00, Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester wrote:
>>> Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> wrote:
>>> |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>>> |"Languages aren't learned any faster if you learn them young"           |
>>> |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>>>
>>> It is much easier for a child to learn a language than it is for an
>>> old person.
>>
>> An often repeated myth, entirely untrue.
>>
>> Adults can learn a new language in much less time than a
>> child, provided they are motivated and immersed. Those are
>> the keys, motivation and immersion.
>>
>> Jeroen Belleman
> 
> Adults rarely acquire a new accent at native level.
> 
> https://news.mit.edu/2018/cognitive-scientists-define-critical-period-learning-language-0501
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John Larkin
> Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center
> Lunatic Fringe Electronics

True, but those natives probably don't have the linguistic
abilities of the foreign speaker. Your thinking is shaped
by language, and speaking more languages is enriching.

I'm native Dutch, but I've been told I have a French
accent now.

Jeroen Belleman

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  Re: good post on LinkedIn john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-01-29 09:04 -0800
    Re: good post on LinkedIn Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-01-29 17:57 +0000
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        Re: good post on LinkedIn Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-01-30 00:48 +0000
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            Re: good post on LinkedIn Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-01-30 01:28 +0000
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