Vladimir_Nesov comments on Don't Think Too Hard. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: taw 05 October 2009 04:11:00PM 0 points [-]

A full-time effort to learn a language will allow an adult to learn a new language to fluency in a few months, that is much faster than children do.

Have you actually tried this?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 05 October 2009 04:44:31PM 0 points [-]

If I did, it wouldn't be a particularly useful piece of info (anecdote). I didn't, and I read about such programs.