Certainly there have been , and always will be serious , even lethal consequences to an inability to communicate because of a language barrier . Experience has shown that over time , humans assimilate enough ``native ' language skill to survive in a ``foreign ' involvement . English-speaking Americans are often arrogantly portrayed overseas as being dumbfounded that the ``locals ' can 't speak English . In reality , Americans in a foreign country soon pick up enough of the local language to be able to effectively communicate - an accomplishment...











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