One problem I have with the phrase "language struggles" is the image.
For the picture is one of a contest. Of a wrestling match or a sweaty uphill climb. A never-ending tussle in which there are both gains and losses, but gradually — oh so gradually — more victories than defeats.
While the image that better fits my own language journey is more like a collision.
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