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Jan 16

The Contemptible Valley

Sorry to the guy who came up with this term on reddit but I’m using it. The contemptible valley is where you are when you are no longer a beginner language learner but are far from really fluent. Once you sink to this point, the complements (日本語上手) dry up. People…

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The Contemptible Valley
The Contemptible Valley
Jason Cheladyn

Jason Cheladyn

Learning life and language in Japan.

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