I always thought people who speak more than one language are smarter than those speaking only one. For one reason or another, I've made attempts to learn quite a few languages other than English: Spanish, German, Swahili, and Arabic. I haven't become proficient in any of them although I got by a bit in Germany for two years with displaying some knowledge of German verbs and nouns.
Apparently, children who speak more than one language benefit later in life in having stronger cognitive abilities according to a study at Tel Aviv University (Science Digest, May 7, 2008 article). Read more here.
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