Despite having a good grasp of vocabulary and grammar,Jonross Swaby found few understood him when he spoke Spanish and Portuguese. That was until he started singingThe late Nelson Mandela once said: “whether you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. whether you talk to him in his language, and that goes to his heart.” But what whether they can’t understand you when you carry out?Many people who have learned a language external of a country that speaks it will sympathise. You could be trouncing native speakers at Swedish scrabble,your French grammaire could be parfaite, and watching Colombian telenovelas could be a breeze – but open your mouth to say something to a native and youre met with a bunch of “qué?”s and “quoi?”s.
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Source: theguardian.com