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Vocabulary
fluent = able to speak easily consume = to eat, drink, buy, use quipped = to say something funny, witty, clever |
| A study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology reveals that a bit of alcohol might make you sound more fluent in a foreign language. Researchers tested 50 native German speakers who had recently learned Dutch. Half of the group consumed a low dose of alcohol (about a pint of beer), while the other half had a non-alcoholic drink.
After drinking, each participant recorded a two-minute speech in Dutch. Their language skills were then judged by native Dutch speakers. The results showed that those who had consumed alcohol performed significantly better, especially on pronunciation. “We made an important discovery,” the researchers quipped. “Drunk Germans usually pronounce Dutch better than sober Germans.” |
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