SANTA MARIA, California -- Almost 99 percent of Luxembourg's citizens can speak a second language, according to a European Union survey. At the other end of the spectrum are the British, only 30 percent of whom know a second language. In the case of Americans the figure is only 12 percent.
Why are English speakers and particularly Americans tongue-tied?
The contrast in popularity between Luxembourgish and English offers answers.
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