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A gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and…

Quote byMark Twain · 1835–1910

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Tramp Abroad (1880).

English (original)

A gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing) in thirty hours, French in thirty days, and German in thirty years.

— Mark Twain

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