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  1. Kess's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by calxpal
    Good read! An interesting subject.

    Out of interest and confusion I did want to mention that I was taught French when I was 2-3 years old and apparently retained it ok for a few years but then completely forgot all of it and lost all my skills ): does anyone have an explanation or likely reason for this?

    The phenomenon you're describing is known as language attrition, where a person loses proficiency in a language they once knew. 'Language attrition' describes the loss of, or changes to, grammatical and other features of a language as a result of declining use by speakers who have changed their linguistic environment and language habits.

    https://www.researchgate.net/publica...guage%20habits.
  2. calxpal's Avatar
    Good read! An interesting subject.

    Out of interest and confusion I did want to mention that I was taught French when I was 2-3 years old and apparently retained it ok for a few years but then completely forgot all of it and lost all my skills ): does anyone have an explanation or likely reason for this?