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Month: August 2020

Settling into Switzerland

August 18, 2020August 13, 2020 ~ Lory ~ 8 Comments

As well as multiple languages, there are other things I've had to get used to in Switzerland. Some of these I knew about from previous visits, while others came as a not so pleasant surprise. And some may be general European things, while others are more particularly Swiss; I can't be sure, not having spent … Continue reading Settling into Switzerland

Doublespeak

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 ~ Lory ~ 10 Comments

Is it possible to learn two languages at once? I don't know what the research says, but it would seem to me that probably one at a time would be more effective. However, living as I do between the French and German parts of Switzerland, I don't have much choice. I have to speak French … Continue reading Doublespeak

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