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Quote from the second paragraph: "Learning and practicing something, for instance a second language, strengthens the brain" So it is not just languages, but g

• Estragon 12y ago
  Yes, and unless you're planning on an extended stay somewhere you'll put it to use, there are so many alternatives which are likely to be more valuable than learning a language.
  • gumby 12y ago
    There are other reasons to learn a language, such as access to its literature. For example, once I left school I was no longer in an "extended stay where I could put it to use" (in this case, Greek and Latin) but the pleasures of the languages and cultures (especially the ancient Greeks who were _weird_) caused me to continue to use them. But learning _anything_ is good for the soul...and as Blake said, there is a universe in a grain of sand.
• ekianjo 12y ago
  > So it is not just languages, but generally learning stuff. Who would have thought... Yeah, we are in the realm of people trying to demonstrate obvious stuff. LaPalice would be proud.