Re: English Language in Paris

Martin writes:

14 was the age of puberty in those days. You lose.

We don't actually know the age of puberty of these two individuals.
Furthermore, Walter began to lose his German after reaching the United States,
whereas Henry did not.

It is significant that Henry always stayed close ot his German roots, whereas
Walter disregarded his roots and went full American after emigrating.

This ties in with the notion of linguistic ego, for which I've seen evidence
on many occasions: people who consider their language to be a part of their
identity tend to have great difficulty becoming fluent in any other language,
whereas people who consider language to be merely a tool of communication tend
to learn languages more easily. That would seem to be the factor at work
here--not age. And I've seen many students who support this concept.

or as the website said where you did your in depth research "I listen, he talks"

The Web sites I consulted did not contain any such quotation.
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