Do you think that...

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...playing games improves your language skills?

Hell yes!
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25%
Maybe...
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No I don't think so.
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No. I know everything already!!
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I' never thought about that.
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Post by Jimbo san »

{raises hand}
That aggravates me too. Another is "their" and "there". People I know doing DEGREES don't know the difference. God, the standard of English Literacy in this world is declining rapidly. :(
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Post by Bishop »

I think for those whose mother tongue's not English, anything from playing video games to watching tv helps. However, for native speakers the effect is minimal.
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Post by Ghetto Goose »

i dont know about "english" being as i already am fluent, being as i live in america. But i've learned a few tidbits of knowledge from certain games. The fallout series though really made me think about things i hadnt before.

kinda like watching TV. if you watch enough TV, you learn stuff subconciously.

thats my kinda friggan learning right there!

or if you live in a part of town where a different group of people live. like, i know people that had never spoken a word in spanish, then moved to the mexican area of town, when they came back they had a light mexican accent and knew almost fluent spanish.
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