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Redwolf
PostPosted: Thu 19 Apr 2012 3:02 pm 
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I saw this article at CNN, and it struck me that this phenomenon is very similar to the problems adult learners have with trying to use the language they're learning: i.e., they're afraid of making a mistake.

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/04/17/its ... pt=hp_bn13

FWIW, if I'm in a restaurant and don't know how to pronounce the name of a dish, I'll just ask the waiter.

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PostPosted: Thu 19 Apr 2012 7:50 pm 
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Redwolf wrote:
this phenomenon is very similar to the problems adult learners have with trying to use the language they're learning: i.e., they're afraid of making a mistake.
:yes: Tá sé i bhfad níos éasca ceist a chur ar an bhfórum seo! :mrgreen:

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