Acquired taste?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learner">learner</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>.</p><p><span word="Acquired">Acquired</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="into">into</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="instincts">instincts</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="innate">innate</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="tranquil">tranquil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="real">real</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="English">English</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="notwithstanding">notwithstanding</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="acquiring">acquiring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Babies">Babies</span> <span word="clutch">clutch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="prodding">prodding</span>, <span word="goading">goading</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coaxing">coaxing</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p>
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