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"Sacha" wrote in message id... On 7/2/06 14:24, in article , "Nick Maclaren" wrote: snip In particular, if you have not learnt to hear certain sounds by the age of 5 or so, you probably never will - even if you have an early hearing problem that is later corrected. I don't know if this is correct but I was told some years ago that the Lycée International won't accept anyone who did not start to learn French by the age of four. This was told me by someone who had been through that system and he said that this was because after that age it is 'impossible' to learn to pronounce French as the French themselves speak it. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon ) I am certain that I recall that or something very similar. There was that Franglais thing (again) which I think was all part of the same pantomine. I thought it was about preserving the purity of the French language but didn't realise it extended down as far as pronounciation. |
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