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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5333 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 1 of 35 28 October 2011 at 11:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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I just realized that Ziad Fazah just joined us today, and would like to be the first to welcome him here on the forum. He and his methods have been the object of vivid discussion over the last years, and I am sure there are a lot of people who look forward to asking him about them.
I am also certain that he will be a major asset to this forum, and hope he will like it as much as I do. Happy to see you as a member! 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5261 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 2 of 35 29 October 2011 at 12:12am | IP Logged | ||
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The list of languages under his profile is impressive. Perhaps it might save space to just list the ones he doesn't speak! Looking forward to seeing more from you, @Ziad Fazah. Welcome! Edited by iguanamon on 29 October 2011 at 12:15am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Doitsujin Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5319 days ago 1256 posts - 2363 votes Speaks: German*, English | Message 3 of 35 29 October 2011 at 12:32am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm still not fully convinced that the real Ziad Fazah has indeed joined HTAL. After all, pretty much any new user could have picked his name as his user name.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the latest reincarnation of another famous polyglot who speaks 79 languages but is fluent in 29 of them... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5261 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 4 of 35 29 October 2011 at 1:15am | IP Logged | ||
I didn't think about that. I guess I just instinctively trust Solfrid. Hopefully it is. If it isn't, greater minds than mine on this forum will sniff it out. If it is, then the truth will come out about to what extent that grocery list of languages is actually spoken to "proficiency" and to what degree. For now, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, until proven otherwise. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5333 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 5 of 35 29 October 2011 at 5:09pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have not spoken to him or had any contact with him, so all I know is that someone who uses that name
has signed up. We tend to be a rather suspicious lot, but I do not have any reason not to believe that this is the real deal. I am sure we will get the possibility to discuss it with him when he finds this thread. He is totally new to the forum, so it may take a little time before he gets into all the rooms, and I trust we will all make him feel welcome. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6549 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 6 of 35 30 October 2011 at 7:51am | IP Logged | ||
Is there something about the previous threads that makes you believe it, or is this a thinly veiled warning? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5333 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 7 of 35 30 October 2011 at 9:43am | IP Logged | ||
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What do you think :-)
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| simonov Senior Member Portugal Joined 5588 days ago 222 posts - 438 votes Speaks: English | Message 8 of 35 30 October 2011 at 10:19am | IP Logged | ||
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Why this "big welcome" to someone who has been a member for 6 years already?
He appears to have become a little more modest since then, down from 59 languages mastered to a misly 50 at native fluency now. Including native French at A2 level*. And here, for who wants to compare, his first profile:
* As far as I know, A2 means advanced beginner. And his 'Certificat d'Etudes de Français Pratique' seems to corroborate that fact as it "tests the language skills needed to interact in social and work situations in a French-speaking environment." CEFP1 is the first, most basic level. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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