Five-year-old Marco and fifty-year-old Vernon are both learning to speak Spanish as a second language. Who is more likely to learn the language more easily?
A) Marco
B) Vernon
C) They are both equally likely to learn a language easily.
D) It has not been determined.

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Younger learners like Marco typically acquire new languages more easily due to their brain's plasticity and the critical period for language learning.

Five-Year-Old Marco and Fifty-Year-Old Vernon Are Both Learning to Speak