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Feb 2023
6m 12s

How to Get Started Learning a Language

Steve Kaufmann
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As Aristotle said “well begun is half done”. Laozi said “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. This is true for language learning. Just getting started is half the battle, but you need to make sure you get started in the right way. 
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