I didn't do well with languages in school. I think they ought to teach it earlier than they do. But I can still count to ten in German, French and Spanish.
On a completely unrelated note, my seventh grade English teacher forced us to memorize the prepositions. I was never good at memorizing things, and I nearly failed the seventh grade because of it. I had to go to summer school .
just to memorize the prepositions. Unbelievable.
But, now I have this: (takes deep breath)
aboutaboveacrossagainstalongamidamongaroundatbefore
behindbelowbeneathbesidebesidesbetweenbeyondbutby
concerningdownduringexceptforfromininsideintolikenearofoffon
ontooutsideoverpastsincethroughthroughouttotowardtowards
underunderneathuntilupuponwithwithinwithout
Now, isn't that worthwhile? (Yeah, I've probably missed a few here and there, but we're going on fifteen years since.)