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marksea | 9 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +2 
 I wonder if there is a specific language that allows for deeper thought/faster brain development.
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Fantastic Firefly | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Well, the language of mathematics can be considered a language.
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marksea | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah. Not what I meant though. I just meant all things equal, would someone be “smarter” if they spoke English vs some other language. 

Probably impossible to quantify since there are so many variables.
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nobody | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 This is a good point you bring up. I would say being bilingual or trilingual helps the development of the brain in a much wider range; specially if thought in childhood…
If anything, it’s an advantage to know and speak a second language