Parlez-vous français? Non? Why not?

In Miami, FL, I never took Spanish. Many people around me spoke that language, and I picked up. I took French in high school.

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Why You Should Learn to Speak French

DID YOU KNOW? There are lots of benefits to learning French. According to numerous sources:

• French is a working language and an official language of the United Nations;
• French can boost both your educational and career prospects;
• French is the language of the future.

English is my native tongue. In elementary school, we were taught Spanish. It wasn’t optional. It was required. But when I got to high school, the foreign language courses offered were Spanish, French, and Latin.

• No need for me to take Spanish. About a third of the student body was Cuban and they spoke Spanish all the time. You could learn it just by listening.
• The smart kids took Latin. You know. The kids that were going to be doctors one day.
• I reasoned that even though I will probably never go to France, a lot of Canadians come to America and they speak French! So I seized the opportunity and took 3 years of French; and loved every minute of it!