Children are more adept at picking up new languages than older types of humans. The reasons are varied, but the effect of this fact, the first time I encountered it, was singular: relief. At the time, I was supposed to be learning my own first foreign language, and now I had an explanation for why it was such a mighty struggle. I imagined my brain having hardened up like a walnut. I wasn’t too stupid; I was simply too old.
27: Grooves
27: Grooves
27: Grooves
Children are more adept at picking up new languages than older types of humans. The reasons are varied, but the effect of this fact, the first time I encountered it, was singular: relief. At the time, I was supposed to be learning my own first foreign language, and now I had an explanation for why it was such a mighty struggle. I imagined my brain having hardened up like a walnut. I wasn’t too stupid; I was simply too old.