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A First language (n.) cannot ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be taught; at most you hold out a thread along which it grows by itself, more like ripening than learning.