The things you overlook
The msot common writing book among my students is a small green notebook with pigs in cooks outfits dancing on it. This book is made especially for writing non-character languages and even has an English phrase on the bottom. I have been here nearly five months and have read this passage more than once, but because of the excess of meaningless English phrases in a world already saturated with slogans I have only now processed what it says. It says "Learning a new foreign language is like enjoying a nutritious meal." Now what kid of message is that sending kids. I have never met a kid under 14 who wanted to eat nutritious meals. This phrase seems to say, learning a foreign language sucks but it's good for you. or Learning a foreign language isn't good, but your mom makes you do it or even learning a foreign language is impossible since I think many children would argue that enjoying a nutritious meal is impossible. Luckily I don't think most people read English on things and moreover I don't think even the best Buxiban kids know what nutritious means.
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