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With today’s quick and reliable translation aids, and with nearly everyone having some level of English fluency, is there really a purpose to learning any language?

Yes.

In compliance with today’s tiny attention span, I’ve gathered my reasons in a list format.

• Improve your Attention Span: So you’re not limited to short little list formats.
• Cognitive Abilities: Learning a language makes your brain stronger, if you think of things in the sense of a muscle. You decrease your risk of getting neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and have an easier time switching between tasks.
• Humor: A world of jokes and plays-on-words will open up that you never even knew existed.
• New Sounds: Maybe this is just a silly thing that only I ever thought of, but I sometimes tried to find sounds that weren’t in the English language. Doesn’t reaching your full vocal capabilities sound cool? No? Just me then? Alright…
• Because That Cool Character Speaks It: Believe it or not, people with this seemingly silly reason are some of the most likely to stick with their language
• 🎵🎶A Whole New Worrrrrrld🎶🎵: Culture is so underrated…possibly because America has none of it…
• Mental Resilience: Buff brain=cope with whatever gets thrown your way.
• More Career Options: The workforce is competitive, no secret there. Why not bump up your resume with a nice I’m bilingual or I’m multilingual?
• Do Better In School: I’m not joking, academic performance is significantly better.
• Most People Aren’t Monolingual: Don’t be the odd one out.
• Bragging Rights: I take that back. It just sounds smart, yapping in another language. Ultimate respect boost like oh wait, this person isn’t stupid. Of course, you can learn a language as long as your perceived stupidity level isn’t so low that you can’t read this article, so maybe the things that come out of learning the language are gained smarts…
• Eavesdropping: We’ve all been there: You’re sure someone is talking trash about you in another language. Maybe next time you can say “Thank you for calling me a *****” in their lingo and enjoy the shocked look on their face while you walk away dramatically. Instant +200 aura (if you know you know).