My dad’s maternal grandmother was born in Poland. When my son discovered this, he decided he had to learn Polish on DuoLingo. He tried to teach me a few words and phrases. Mleko (milk) is the only thing that’s stuck – I can add that to zloty, which is the only word I remember fromContinue reading “How knowing one language helps another (or not…)”
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How I got into languages – and rediscovered them 3 decades later
Growing up, we had most of our summer holidays in France. They were usually split between the Dordogne and Provence, where we had family and friends, with overnights in Paris and other towns/cities/regions along the way. They always involved hot journeys on endless motorways, soggy baguette sandwiches and trying to avoid awful squat toilets –Continue reading “How I got into languages – and rediscovered them 3 decades later”
Judith Zerdin 