A gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronounci…

Mark Twain
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A gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing) in thirty hours, French in thirty days, and German in thirty years. ✨ Mark Twain, General Press (2016). The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays, p.3507, GENERAL PRESS
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