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[quote=Anonymous] Yes, why are you surprised? You need a really intensive or immersive environment to learn quickly. With lackadaisical application, possibly poor instruction and a home environment that doesn't speak fluently, it's going to be uphill work for Mandarin, a language that relies so much on accentuation. DH and I are bilingual due to our heritage, but neither of us learned our third native languages - Asian ones, and too hard in the circumstances I described. We regret it, but we're not about to learn now in middle age. Our kids chose Latin and Spanish as their 3rd language, respectively. [/quote]
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