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Why I taught myself 20 languages

4 pointsby riledhelabout 10 years ago

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Nadyaabout 10 years ago
I couldn&#x27;t agree more with his points. My Japanese teacher has a better English vocabulary than I do - but she&#x27;ll often struggle with &quot;basic&quot; words &quot;everyone&quot; knows!<p>It&#x27;s silly that the ability to speak and communicate is placed less importantly than 100% proper grammar or an expansive vocabulary.<p>I find most polyglots, especially ones capable of holding conversations, do not value 100% correct grammar or large vocabularies. They make do with what little knowledge they have and they constantly improve what they know.<p>Other awesome polyglots to follow (if you&#x27;re interested in learning languages or linguistics) Laoshu505000 <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;laoshu505000" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;laoshu505000</a><p>Benny Lewis <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;irishpolyglot" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;user&#x2F;irishpolyglot</a>