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Is 19 too old?
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wizzel
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11 June 2009 at 7:55pm | IP Logged

Hi I'm 19 almost 20. I can only speak English and some Vietnamese and little Spanish. I plan to learn how to speak Vietnamese again. I don't think learning again would be too hard since I used to be fluent in it when i was a child. But I want to learn Mandarin or French. I heard that when you are older it's harder to learn a language. So is 19 too old or just fine?
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miguelsantiago
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11 June 2009 at 8:02pm | IP Logged

Not a thing to worry about my friend. You'll be fine.
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GuardianJY
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11 June 2009 at 8:15pm | IP Logged

No one is too old to learn a language. Period. :)
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skeeterses
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11 June 2009 at 8:35pm | IP Logged

I say go for the Vietnamese. In the language world, there's nothing like being able to speak an exotic language that very few people attempt to do as a second language, especially a hard language.
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Paskwc
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11 June 2009 at 8:44pm | IP Logged

wizzel wrote:

While it definitely helps to start early, there's no such thing as being too old. I myself am 18 and studying French. You'll do fine.
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Lindsay19
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11 June 2009 at 9:16pm | IP Logged

I'm 19 going on 20 as well. It's never too late to learn!
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Jar-ptitsa
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11 June 2009 at 9:55pm | IP Logged

It's easier when you're very young, for example 5 years, but it's possible learn a language when you're 19, of course!!! Iversen's about 50 or 55 (I'm not sure) and he learns many without difficulty. Probably he's genius, but we can all learn I think: for sure you will learn just fine. Humbert better shut up because he's absolutely wrong.

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