I bought a self-learning record to learn Spanish. I turned it on and went to sleep; the record had a skip. The next day I could only stutter in Spanish.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A skip in a language learning record causes only stuttering to be learned, showing how flaws distort learning.
- In plain terms
- A broken record taught only broken speech.
- What can you take from it?
- Flawed sources produce flawed results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What tool gave you bad results?
- How do you test what you use?
Another view
The joke is narrow and doesn't generalize beyond language learning.
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