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Nittersing

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7. Yeah, I suspect the majority of these players speak more than one language

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:12 PM

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I've always been jealous of folks who were raised around multiple languages. And I think the US would be in much better shape if we (US citizens) were also multi-lingual.

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