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| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5505 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes  Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 17 of 28 06 November 2011 at 5:33pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Normally I'm a total optimist, even idealist, when it comes to grandiose language-learning goals. But to reach *and maintain* C2 in all of those languages just seems unrealistic to me. I think maintaining a near-native level in a foreign language requires an exceptional interest in and passion for the culture as well as the language, and when you have this interest/passion, it generally takes up about 30-50% of your time (give or take a little, depending on the person). Edited by Jinx on 06 November 2011 at 5:34pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| IronFist Senior Member United States Joined 6249 days ago 663 posts - 941 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Korean | Message 18 of 28 06 November 2011 at 6:01pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Thank you, sir. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| lichtrausch Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5772 days ago 525 posts - 1072 votes Speaks: English*, German, Japanese Studies: Korean, Mandarin | Message 19 of 28 06 November 2011 at 11:37pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I think it would theoretically be possible if you went about it with Arguellian discipline, making sure to get in a good chunk of reading and listening time with each language every week. But few people are willing to devote that much time and effort to language learning and maintenance. I think it´s great to learn such a broad range of languages though, even if you don´t reach C2 in all of them.
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| Remster Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4617 days ago 120 posts - 134 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: German, French | Message 20 of 28 07 November 2011 at 9:12am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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It certainly makes sense, if you're very ambitious.
It sure won't be easy though... I do wonder why the Netherlands isn't part of the G20, even though we're in the top 20 economies of the world. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| lichtrausch Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5772 days ago 525 posts - 1072 votes Speaks: English*, German, Japanese Studies: Korean, Mandarin | Message 21 of 28 07 November 2011 at 2:16pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Geographic balance and population representation also played a role in deciding which countries could participate. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6362 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 22 of 28 07 November 2011 at 3:21pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
What if you had 14 boyfriends...would it be possible then? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5505 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 23 of 28 07 November 2011 at 9:38pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Sure! Are you volunteering? I guess I'd better pick from the members of this forum if I want to get started... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6362 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 24 of 28 08 November 2011 at 5:16am | IP Logged | ||||||||
I'm too busy building my own harem to belong to yours. But thanks for your kind consideration. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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