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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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What is the difference in meaning between "to learn about a different culture" and "to learn a different culture"?
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My feeling is that if you learn (not about) a culture, you are living in it and adapting to it. Similar to learning a foreign language and learning about it, as linguists often do.
- My feeling is that if you learn (not about) a culture, you are living in it and adapting to it.
- Similar to learning a foreign language and learning about it, as linguists often do.
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My feeling is that if you learn (not about) a culture, you are living in it and adapting to it. Similar to learning a foreign language and learning about it, as linguists often do.
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"Learn about a different culture" means you are not of that culture, and you read about it in a book, or you go to the country and live there and experience the culture firsthand.
"Learn a different culture" is not used in English. You learn a different language, but the culture is something that you cannot really learn if you're not of that culture. For example, an American can learn
"Learn a different culture" is not used in English. You learn a different language, but the culture is something that you cannot really learn if you're not of that culture. For example, an American can learn
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