That's pretty good, children pick it up pretty fast if they are around age 5 or so. I wish I was around a different language and picked it up at that age.
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That's pretty good, children pick it up pretty fast if they are around age 5 or so. I wish I was around a different language and picked it up at that age.
Dutch television has many English and American programs, always with subtitles, so there is always some exposure to spoken English here. That works too, though not as well as having a parent speaking it, of course.
Also, people pick up a lot of americanisms from TV 8-).
Heh, America is pretty good at making TV shows :)
If only they would speak proper English ... 8-).