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It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task (theconversation.com)
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[–] emb@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

It's always reassuring to hear a reminder that I haven't missed a critical period. As a non-young person it would be depresssing if it were too late.

But it does sound like kids have a solid advantage even tho there's some give and take.