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| Kakino Newbie Canada Joined 4787 days ago 7 posts - 16 votes Studies: English*, French, Japanese, German | Message 1 of 33 27 April 2012 at 11:53pm | IP Logged |
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At the age of 15, I don't really see anybody my age learning languages unless I am
watching youtube videos. It is quite upsetting to be the only person in my school who is interested in this dying hobby/obsession. Is everyone else the same; does anyone else not have any "polyglot pals"? 8 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Ellsworth Senior Member United States Joined 5042 days ago 345 posts - 528 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Irish | Message 2 of 33 28 April 2012 at 12:10am | IP Logged |
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I am 16. I study lots of languages. No one else in my school or anyone I know for that
matter can speak more than two languages well or cares to learn any others. Don't feel bad your the only one though. That's why the internet is here! 5 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6524 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 3 of 33 28 April 2012 at 12:33am | IP Logged |
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Language learning is not a dying hobby; it's a fairly common one (more so in some regions than in others), as well as a multi-billion-dollar industry.
As an adult, it's easy to hang around with other people into languages if you want to. While you're in high school, it's a bit more luck of the draw, unfortunately. For now, you have the internet; in a few years, there's nothing stopping you from surrounding yourself with polyglots your own age. 5 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Quinn Senior Member United States Joined 6408 days ago 134 posts - 186 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Italian, Spanish | Message 4 of 33 28 April 2012 at 12:48am | IP Logged |
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It might feel lonely now, but in a few years I think you'll be very happy you started so early in life. I wish I would have!
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| ellasevia Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2011 Senior Member Germany Joined 6227 days ago 2150 posts - 3229 votes Speaks: English*, German, Croatian, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Catalan, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, Romanian, Ukrainian | Message 5 of 33 28 April 2012 at 3:01am | IP Logged |
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I'm 17 and have been studying languages on my own since I was 12. I have a few friends who are interested in languages as well, but not to the same extent.
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| csjc Tetraglot Newbie IcelandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5685 days ago 20 posts - 36 votes Speaks: English*, Icelandic, Modern Hebrew, Dutch Studies: Norwegian, French, Japanese | Message 6 of 33 28 April 2012 at 3:44am | IP Logged |
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I'm 18, been doing it since I was about 12 as well. I know one person in real life who is at at the same level of
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| rivere123 Senior Member United States Joined 4915 days ago 129 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 7 of 33 28 April 2012 at 4:10am | IP Logged |
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I'd argue otherwise. I know a bunch of bilingual people, and a few trilinguals, under the age of 20. Can't claim I'm among them, but I probably will be before age 16.
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| csjc Tetraglot Newbie IcelandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5685 days ago 20 posts - 36 votes Speaks: English*, Icelandic, Modern Hebrew, Dutch Studies: Norwegian, French, Japanese | Message 8 of 33 28 April 2012 at 4:50am | IP Logged |
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Bilingual and trilingual, sure, but it's much more likely due to circumstance than interest.
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