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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why is it harder to learn languages when you get older?

Language dictionaries on a shelf
Pick a language ... Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian

Why is it harder to learn languages when you are older? You should be wiser and have greater life experience, making it easier to learn a foreign language in, say, your 60s than in your teens.

Niki Kirke

Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com

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