The earlier the better on foreign languages

CHAMPAIGN – As an international flight attendant, Elizabeth Dickerson knows how useful speaking a second language can be. Many of her co-workers speak multiple languages.

Unfortunately, she doesn't. She's learned a few words and sometimes resorts to pantomime to communicate with passengers.

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