iloveroyals
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Thanks for putting your trust in me!
I also think that speaking a languages, doesn't always require much schooling. Just think of little children that learn foreign languages so easily! My hubby's cousin is married to a South African lady, so their children were perfectly blingual before going to school. It mustn't be hard to learn a foreign language, when your father's first language is French, your mother's is English, and you have German speaking nannies around.
I know you are our erudite when it comes to Italy and its borders.
The best time to learn a language and especially get the accent right is when you are a small child. Even so, not every child picks up a second or third language in the same way. Some may develop a stutter under the pressure.
It is interesting that the three Grimaldi children ended up speaking English with a different accent, depending on environmental and perhaps emotional circumstances. A treasure trove for a linguist's research!