Steve Pavlina has a very good blog post today starting with “What are the odds of becoming a black belt?“. It’s a problem that many teachers come across of students ( usually adult ) who believe that learning a language is hard or even impossible for them. Steve spells it out in a very nice way, saying that if you put the effort in, start at the beginning and work your way up, everyone can become a black belt, you just have to choose it.

It’s the same with English, anyone who wants to can. There’s no set limit on the number of English speakers there can be in the world. If you want it, take it!