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Michael841 Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

If you don't..

Hi
If you don't use it you lose it.
Is this a general idea? I believe i heard it sometimes ago in a context of having sex, yet it sounds like a general idea as well. Like if you don't use the opportunities you have then you actually lose them.
  

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It refers to the need to use the skills you develop or risk forgetting them. I studied French more than 20 years ago. Back then, I was almost fluent.

  • It refers to the need to use the skills you develop or risk forgetting them.
  • I studied French more than 20 years ago.
  • Back then, I was almost fluent.
  • Now, I'm lucky if I can form simple sentences.
  • I didn't use it, so I lost my ability to use it.
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It refers to the need to use the skills you develop or risk forgetting them.

I studied French more than 20 years ago. Back then, I was almost fluent. Now, I'm lucky if I can form simple sentences. I didn't use it, so I lost my ability to use it.

I played the piano as a child too. Now, I can make my way through a sheet of music, but it's slow. I didn't use my musical skills, so

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