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Xavi’s Linguistic Abyss, Part 5 (re-post)

In reading old posts, I came across this one from last year, and it is refreshing to see that I have made some progress from babbling idiot in a foreign tongue to, well, babbling idiot in a foreign tongue.  Learning a language can be an adventure, often saturated with discouragement and humiliation.  But it is… Read More Xavi’s Linguistic Abyss, Part 5 (re-post)

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Xavi’s Linguistic Abyss, Part 5

“Your bag weighs a lot,”  Marta said, adjusting her name tag and exhaling a bored breath. “Ok. How much do I cost?” Xavi asked. She smiled, looked down and punched a few keys on her computer.  She had a blue and white scarf around her neck and her hair was pulled back impossibly tight. Xavi… Read More Xavi’s Linguistic Abyss, Part 5

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