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dinobones ◴[22 Oct 24 03:39 UTC] No.41910980[source]▶

>>41909827 (OP) #

I've been wanting to try this approach for learning a language.

In English for example, learning the 800 most common words, you can understand 75% of the language: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44569277.

I'd love to start fresh on a new language, take 800 new words, try to learn 10 a day, and see where I get after 3 months. Can I really understand 75% of text if I have perfect recall of those 800 words?

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1. mchaver ◴[22 Oct 24 07:56 UTC] No.41912168[source]▶

>>41910980 #

This post will give you a sense of what understanding 80% of the text looks likes https://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2016/08/25/what-80-...

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