tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post7565967276913629617..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Proshchai, moya uchitel’nitsaDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-69086454932952629762011-11-21T23:16:46.512+00:002011-11-21T23:16:46.512+00:00Yes, ideally all languages should be ingrained bef...Yes, ideally all languages should be ingrained before one reaches the age of ten. But I do think that, in tandem with writing a grown-up book, it's the biggest step forward I've taken other than - hopefully - on the emotional/intuitive front; so tempting just to stand still and plough one's usual furrow.<br /><br />And serendipity's the word re that last, inspiring meeting with Michael.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-73903094338837395392011-11-20T15:50:44.671+00:002011-11-20T15:50:44.671+00:00A lovely remembrance of your Russian teacher (thou...A lovely remembrance of your Russian teacher (though, as you make clear, she was so much more than that). I admire your pursuit of Russian at a point where the brain's hard-wiring makes it so much harder (which, of course, makes me think of Winder describing his efforts to learn languages). How wonderful, too, that you had the serendipity of meeting up again with Michael Pratt, QC, before he died.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.com