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Old 03-16-2010, 10:35 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post
I am somewhat fluent in French; enough that I can watch French TV and have a basic conversation with somebody who speaks French.

Having never taken any Spanish courses I can also understand a lot of Spanish. Enough that I can read the signs or menus, and get the gist of what people are saying when I go to Mexico or the Dominican.

A lot of the words are close enough to know what they are saying.
I think it's better to learn French first, then Spanish, purely from a pronunciation aspect. I find French way harder to pronounce ... especially the damn r's and u's. Nailing down the Spanish was way easier for me.
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