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How do I understand the language in Pride and Prejudice? I'm 13 and we haven't studied it in school but I would like to read it for fun but I can't understand even the first page! Can someone please help me out!
Alemka Mitar Well, I read it when I was already grown up and after I had seen BBC adaptation. English is not my native language but I had no trouble reading. I gue…moreWell, I read it when I was already grown up and after I had seen BBC adaptation. English is not my native language but I had no trouble reading. I guess if one is not native speaker you should think in english when you read in english. The biggest mistake for a forigner is trying to translate it as you read...It leads nowhere...(less)
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by Jane Austen
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