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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Learning to read and spell in Finnish is easy. It is a phonetic language where the sounds of the letters don't change depending on what letter is grouped with another letter and the position of the letter in the word. English is a really difficult language to learn how to read and spell. They don't have spelling bees in Finland because everyone is a great speller after a year of school.[/quote] You kidding me right?! [b]Another monolingual American?[/b] Language is not all about spelling...Google "Finnish" language.I speak 5 languages, Finnish being one of them-get lost![/quote] Where are you from PP? Obviously you are believing a stereotype. More than 300 languages are spoken in the United States, and at least 20 percent of Americans speak an language other than English. However, the statistics only capture those who speak a language other than English at home. If the question were asked, "Can you carry on a conversation in a language other than your mother tongue?" I bet we would find this number to be higher. For the record, my native language is English, but I speak fluent Russian and a bit of French, Spanish, Amharic and Korean. [/quote]
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