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Old 01-28-2009, 10:21 AM   #90
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Would you disagree that mastering a foreign language is sort of a hobby for you? Hobby that you enjoy?
Speaking about myself, I would say yes.
If I hadn't worked in computer science, I would definitely have gone for linguistics studies.

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But it is also part of my identity, as my father has italian roots.

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See? It is a wonderful hobby.
However, if you have different hobbies and no wish to learn a new language, and your mother tongue is English, then why bother? There is no benefit, except perhaphs, training your memory.
As Harry says, it is not essential, indeed, but it has a lot of benefits.
As I said before, it also opens you to other cultures, something I feel is very important, for instance to reduce the fear of the unknown that plagues our modern civilisations.

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