I went often to look at the collection of curiosities in Heidelberg Castle, and one day I surprised the keeper of it with my German. I spoke entirely in that language. He was greatly interested; and after I had talked a while he said my German was very rare, possibly a “unique,” and wanted to add it to his museum.
Mark Twain, “The Awful German Language”
Out of Babel 
LOL!
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And yet you can’t speak French to save your life!
or to eat some cake 😉
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There was too much ‘le’ and not enough ‘Zug.’
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😀 😀 😀
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I used to get that once in awhile. Usually it was “Where did you learn your German (Or Italian, or whatever.)”
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