Every wish you were a polyglot?

Martin

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Like those (few) people that are fluent in 15 languages and can pick more others really quickly. I think it'd be really cool.
 

theknight571

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I work with someone that can speak 7 different languages.

He's a facinating fellow... good for stories at the bar after work, since he's lived in several different countries etc.

I know some French...but I haven't used it much since high school.
 

Martin

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Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Dude, you're not even a monoglot.

It's "Ever wish..." not "Every wish...".

*weeps for the future*

:eek:

I'm a busy Mobile Professional who has no time for spelling ;)
 

Scarpozzi

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Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
Originally posted by: Tylanner
I'd rather be a polygamist.


If you were a polyglot you could have a wife in every country and not have to worry about it!
Yeah...but at least with polygamy the wives know about each other and know their place.... :D
 
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Originally posted by: Martin
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Dude, you're not even a monoglot.

It's "Ever wish..." not "Every wish...".

*weeps for the future*

:eek:

I'm a busy Mobile Professional who has no time for spelling ;)

It's ok, I just liked using 'monoglot' in a sentence. :cool: I'm easily entertained I guess.
 

tweakmm

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Originally posted by: feralkid
Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp
Originally posted by: Tylanner
I'd rather be a polygamist.


If you were a polyglot you could have a wife in every country and not have to worry about it!
Why? Taht makes it legal?
How would the law work in regards to that?
Are marriages in other countries legally binding in the USA?
 

Jzero

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I'd settle for being a solid diglot! Biglot? Duoglot? Twoglot?

My Spanish is passable, but nowhere near fluent. I dunno why the retarded US public education system waits until middle school before even thinking about teaching kids a second language. Bilingual public magnet schools in the US often have huge waiting lists. The demand is there! What gives?
 

Eltano1

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My native language is Spanish, my second is English and I can keep a coversation in Italian (my family is from there, even though I was born in Argentina) and Portuguese.

BTW se dice yo hablo Español "e" Ingles, no "y" Ingles, is the same when in english you add a "n" to the "a" to separate two words, like I'm eating an apple.

Eltano
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: Eltano1
BTW se dice yo hablo Español "e" Ingles, no "y" Ingles, is the same when in english you add a "n" to the "a" to separate two words, like I'm eating an apple.

This is rarely, if ever mentioned in the normal US Spanish class.
Also, I hate the analogy with a vs. an since "a/an" is an article while "and" is a conjunction.