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Choosing Peace's avatar

This is a brilliant piece of writing Catriona. As somebody who has struggled for years to learn basic French, this article has really encouraged me to try again. I recently started learning a few Spanish words in preparation for an upcoming holiday and I was amazed at how much simpler the grammar was than French – at least in my opinion. However, something keeps drawing me back to the beautiful French language. I keep telling myself it cannot be impossible because children and adults learn it. I look at how young children pick up fluent language in a few short years and think to myself ‘why is this so difficult for me?’ Well done for persevering with the Burmese language and I hope you continue to enjoy all its nuances.

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Kathryn Anna Marshall's avatar

I so admire your writing and perseverance in learning Burmese - the connections you can make simply through knowing a other language is incredible. I'm ashamed at my own lack of skill in using other languages - it's something I seek to rectify.

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