foreign language, all of those natural aids disappeared. And words become really foreign and abstract after they leave classes. And even worse, their teacher might have a bad accent or even wrong pronunciation. Some may adduce children in Luxembourg as evidence, but the point is that almost all parents in that place are trilingual!
Learning a foreign language well involves much more than merely m
MAN ON THE MOON
FADE IN:
INT. VOID - DAY
Standing in a nonexistent set is ANDY KAUFMAN, looking a bit
nervous. Wide-eyed, tentative, he stares at us with a
needy, unsettling cuteness. His hair is slicked-down, and
he wears the "FRIENDLY WORLD" costume from the Andy Kaufman
special.
Finally, Andy speaks -- in a peculiar FOREIGNACCENT.
ANDY (AS FOREIGN MAN)
Hallo. I am Andy. Welcoom to my
movie.
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that.
Im so fortunate to be learning the way
of American business from you, Mr. Toad.
Todd. Please just call me Todd.
- Your first trip to India?
- Yes
Some foreigner who come here
do not experience it well.
But I cant tell, you are a different breed.
A very good traveler
Strong, and ready for anything
and everything.
That뭩 very kind of you.
Why do you say that?
Most foreigner cannot eat cola
Accent speaks for itself. Hard, working-class.
ED
Wilson?
Knows the name. But just now its unexpected. Hes holding
a hot TV dinner, hand protected by a dish towel.
WILSON
You wrote to me about my daughter.
CUT.
INT. EDS HOUSE. NIGHT.
Ed takes Wilson inside.
ED
I didnt expect anyone.
WILSON
No reason.
ED
I mean, what has it been -- six months?
WILSON
Round about, yeah.
Theyve entered a cauldron of