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Polyglots and Monoglots ?
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scot47



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:22 pm    Post subject: Polyglots and Monoglots ? Reply with quote
Which are you ? I fell into the trap of language learning addiction but now that I am almost 70 I think I have got over it. How many Language Learning Addicts get into TEFLing as a way of life ?

http://blogs.transparent.com/language-news/2017/01/23/language-learning-addiction/


Hi my name is Jim and I learn languages...........
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spiral78



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi, Jim, I'm Poly:-)
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Dr X



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Polyglots and Monoglots ? Reply with quote
scot47 wrote:
Which are you ? I fell into the trap of language learning addiction but now that I am almost 70 I think I have got over it. How many Language Learning Addicts get into TEFLing as a way of life ?

http://blogs.transparent.com/language-news/2017/01/23/language-learning-addiction/

Hi my name is Jim and I learn languages...........

Hi Jim, my name is Powell and I am Hyperpolyglot.
I speak forty-two languages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_polyglots#Africa

In rare cases polyglot savants have mental disabilities but are able to learn many languages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyglotism
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twowheel



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
poly--English, German, Chinese, Japanese

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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
But 2-wheel - how do you deal with this abnormal compulsion to acquiire other tongues ?
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Yanklonigan



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Scot47,

Sadly but truthfully I'm a mono-American. I studied Latin in grammar school (Latin was still used in the Catholic Mass), Spanish in high school and German at the university level: I barely passed the classes and I retained very little.

I made a gallant effort to learn Japanese during my five year stay there and I tried to ignore the Arabic language during one my year stint in the sand box.

Years ago I even dabbled with the Irish language!

My brain seems to be hard-wired against learning another language.
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twowheel



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
scot47 wrote:
But 2-wheel - how do you deal with this abnormal compulsion to acquiire other tongues ?


Oh oh! I am a hopeless case! I am already daydreaming about my next foray into another linguistic abyss: Korean? Spanish? French? other? all of the above?

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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My name is Jim and I am engaged in the study of Medieval Slobodian. Ever since my first visit to Slobodistan I have been intrigued by this language and the culture of all Slobs, ancient and modern..........
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c_destru



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
moved to latin america for 5 months, learned advanced level spanish, forgot half of it. working with deaf folks so studying asl, about intermediate level. want to learn arabic, taking classes next week.


definitely a collector.
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