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“If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.” quote by Yao Ming — Download Open image

“If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.”

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