>On the matter of pronunciation, according to the latest research it seems
>that by about age 6, the mouth is pretty much set in a certain way. Any
>sounds that you have not used and produced by that time will be much more
>difficult to make later on. Therefore, it is very important to expose
>children to other languages at a young age, and have them speak and sing in
>the language (nursery rhymes, counting, etc.). I started with English

when I

>was four, and the "th" was never a problem for me, whereas about 60% of my
>class in Germany could not really produce the sound (nor could the teacher,
>for that matter, which complicates things!).

Brings back fond memories:) My grandmother had me constantly ask my teddy
bear what his name was and how old he was; in Danish; since (she argued) he
was
a Danish teddy bear and didn't understand anything else.

- Hvad hedder du?
- Hvor gammel er du?

Have a nice weekend:)
Haukur