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Greatest & craziest jobs for polyglots?

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laban
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 Message 1 of 57
08 March 2010 at 5:09pm | IP Logged 
What are the worlds best jobs for polyglots and language-wiz people?

I hope it'll be interesting :)


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Sprachprofi
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 Message 2 of 57
08 March 2010 at 5:24pm | IP Logged 
Creating a machine-translation system.

Interpreting at the UN or EU.
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datsunking1
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 Message 3 of 57
08 March 2010 at 5:29pm | IP Logged 
Sprachprofi wrote:
Creating a machine-translation system.


I don't care how good I get at languages... That's one thing I'll never create. :D

It will make people lazy!

The second one I'll go for though !! :D
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Sayumi
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 Message 4 of 57
08 March 2010 at 5:49pm | IP Logged 
datsunking1 wrote:
Sprachprofi wrote:
Creating a machine-translation system.


I don't care how good I get at languages... That's one thing I'll never create. :D

It will make people lazy!

Second that!
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Volte
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 Message 5 of 57
08 March 2010 at 6:19pm | IP Logged 
Sayumi wrote:
datsunking1 wrote:
Sprachprofi wrote:
Creating a machine-translation system.


I don't care how good I get at languages... That's one thing I'll never create. :D

It will make people lazy!

Second that!


It can. On the other hand, even the world's most dedicated polyglots can't read the vast majority of the world's languages.

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Arekkusu
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 Message 6 of 57
08 March 2010 at 6:51pm | IP Logged 
Let me add the obvious ones : translator or teacher.
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nescafe
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 Message 7 of 57
08 March 2010 at 8:10pm | IP Logged 
CIA, or US military agent.

A polyglot goes traveling around the world and authors books, it seems nice.

Edited by nescafe on 08 March 2010 at 8:12pm

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The Blaz
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 Message 8 of 57
08 March 2010 at 8:21pm | IP Logged 
Participatory community development worker


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