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    1. Max 🐦 🌲‏ @AR_Maximum Jul 2

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      Some Americans are averse to learning other languages, so I was wondering what traditional Americans learned, or if they knew more than English. You say only the upper class? https://twitter.com/SelimSeesYou/status/1014021405518675973 …

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    2. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
      Replying to @AR_Maximum

      Basically yea. I’m not familiar w/ lower class foreign language study throughout US history. I know the rich did French & German (typically) to signal their pedigree. I believe the founders frequently knew one or both. FDR had a separate governess to teach him each.

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    3. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
      Replying to @SelimSeesYou @AR_Maximum

      The greater Roosevelt (Teddy) likewise: read books in both French & German tho apparently his German pronunciation when speaking was comically poor.

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    4. Max 🐦 🌲‏ @AR_Maximum Jul 2
      Replying to @SelimSeesYou

      Now I gotta research this. Danke 👌

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    5.  🍂 🎃Ru-BOO!-con 🎃 🍂‏ @nrxrubicon Jul 2
      Replying to @AR_Maximum @SelimSeesYou

      Selim is right. French was the go-to second language for Americans for as long as the nation's existed, for several reasons: 1. Canada being our neighbor, obviously they have a lot of french influence 2. Louisiana and "cajun" culture 3. France being our first and principal ally

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    6.  🍂 🎃Ru-BOO!-con 🎃 🍂‏ @nrxrubicon Jul 2
      Replying to @nrxrubicon @AR_Maximum @SelimSeesYou

      French was also looked on as a very aristocratic/educated sounding language, which held a certain appeal. I'm not familiar how popular German was, but I know latin/greek were taught in american private schools and universities for as long as such have existed.

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    7. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
      Replying to @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon @AR_Maximum

      Was just about to say this. Really grew w/ Germany & it’s scientific contributions in 19th century. I was wrong about the founders: many knew French, German not so much. But German did take off shortly after our founding for obvious reasons.

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      Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
      Replying to @SelimSeesYou @ClarenceBoddic3 and

      I will try to find source but I once read somewhere German was the second largest language in US among newspaper publications in the early 20th century. Once WW1 got underway, it fell out of favor. And then Hitler did the thing (allegedly), and German was stamped out of the US.

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        1. Max 🐦 🌲‏ @AR_Maximum Jul 2
          Replying to @SelimSeesYou @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon

          Oh! Now I remember hearing there were like 700 German papers or something Now, I'm more interested in Americans "organically" speaking other languages, not about immigrants retaining they're native langs. (because I'm trying to reason with anti-bilingual people)

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        2. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
          Replying to @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon @AR_Maximum

          Indeed. Quick grab from Wikipedia. Among the plebs German had been the second language of America (via immigration) from before the founding right through til WW1.pic.twitter.com/jvpM7azr2f

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        3. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
          Replying to @SelimSeesYou @ClarenceBoddic3 and

          Will try to find data on actual Americans study habits throughout time, not just migrants bringing their language.

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        4. Max 🐦 🌲‏ @AR_Maximum Jul 2
          Replying to @SelimSeesYou @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon

          I'd do research, but am only on a phone for a few more weeks, and data is running out, ha

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        5. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
          Replying to @AR_Maximum @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon

          HS & college enrollment. Data only goes back to 1948 & 1960 respectively. Would love to know what it looked like previously.pic.twitter.com/5HjFx94eA9

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        6. Max 🐦 🌲‏ @AR_Maximum Jul 2
          Replying to @SelimSeesYou @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon

          French was higher in 1960, and German was a close third!

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        7. Selim Bradley  🇺🇸‏ @SelimSeesYou Jul 2
          Replying to @AR_Maximum @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon

          Fun tidbit: Spanish only became top language after 1948. Imagine my shock! Right after the war, we’re speaking the language of our soon to be invaders.pic.twitter.com/Pe6ivIazIr

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        8. Max 🐦 🌲‏ @AR_Maximum Jul 2
          Replying to @SelimSeesYou @ClarenceBoddic3 @nrxrubicon

          You need to redo all of this as a thread! Put it all together into one thing

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