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It feels like you should be able to understand the conversation, but it is impossible!\u00a0 People always say that learning English is quite easy when compared to other languages.\u00a0 We must not take for granted how hard English might be to learn and master for the other people who <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> think that it is easy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Even if you don\u2019t speak a word of a language, chances are you can identify it based on the sounds you hear.&#8221; Wow! 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