LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FAKE NEWS

 Some anonymous wit said (not H.L. Mencken) that "nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people." I would delete the word American to make the old saw extensive to all and sundry. The Internet is flooded with decoys that promise to teach languages quickly and easily. There are no magic tricks to language learning except the old and time-tested method of daily study and hard work. Please, do not be deceived, do not take any wooden nickles, or be led up the garden path because there is no magic to it. Daily study, and a teacher to correct and direct you, are the only true and proven methods. Do not be misled by false promises.