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Not sure how this is news. Learning anything, especially a new language, in middle age difficult. What am I missing here?
by basetop 7y ago
Not sure how this is news. Learning anything, especially a new language, in middle age difficult. What am I missing here?
- taoufix 7y agoNothing. Learning a new language at middle age is hard and demands a lot of effort. Some languages are harder than others though. I leaned English in my twenties (20-25) it was easier than learning German (at 25+). Maybe that's because there is a lot of material in English compared to German (TV shows, Movies, Music). I also tried Japanese, it's fairly easy to pick up daily phrases but reading/writing was almost impossible for me.
- coldtea 7y agoNuance? The article (behind a paywall alas) talks specifically about French, which could pose particular problems as a language / accent / etc. Learning Italian for example could be much easier, even in middle age.
- freddie_mercury 7y agoIt is an Opinion piece, not a news article. Why did you think it was news?
- comboy 7y agoI think it's one of those articles that gets upvoted because people like the topic. I'm getting old - what do. Same as random stuff regarding privacy, depression and google killing its projects. So here we have generic discussion number #72, where we talk how neurogenesis stops at a certain age but not really and how stuff can improve your cognition but only if you're a mouse. Also a good place to recommend The Brain That Changes Itself[1]. 1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/570172.The_Brain_That_Changes_Itself https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/570172.The_Brain_That_Ch...