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Originally Posted by CRussel
The French, on the other hand, might have learned English, but rarely at such an early age, thus leaving them with an undoubted accent.
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It may seem unlikely, but it's far enough from impossible not to be a plot hole or continuity failure in my view. There are several scenarios that could be devised to explain it. Especially since a facility for languages was a prerequisite for intelligence agents back then. I've just finished reading
The British in India and the famous explorer Richard Burton is mentioned several times. He mastered Hindustani, Persian and several different variants of Arabic well enough to be mistaken for a local by the locals, and did so as an adult learner. So Chauvelin's feat gets a "peut-ętre" from me
