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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:21 pm

O.O That's nuts!

I'll be happy with ten languages. XP

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:39 pm

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...you intend to set (or try to set) the world record for 'Most Languages Spoken'.

I'm prooobably not going to make it. But I'm still going to try! domokun heart gonk

I don't mean to slap you in the face with reality... but you realise that there've been people fluent in more than 100 languages? xd

...were they robots?

*thinks*

Nah, then they wouldn't be fluent... this matter requires further investigation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_noted_polyglots

see for yourself smile

Either they're immortal or they have a lot of free time.

xDDD Now I'm giggling.

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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 2:49 am

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Uhm, those people... Wow... o.o Can they speak all the languages they've learnt without an accent? When are you considered fluent? Is there a thread for these questions? .-.

Good point. I can speak Cantonese and English, but I have a serious Cantonese accent when speaking English. I'm also starting to have the tendency to add English words when I speak Cantonese because it's sometimes easier. I know, this is exactly what I shouldn't do, otherwise I'll end up not being fluent in either language.

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:47 am

How do you really define "being fluent"?

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:57 am

Do you have to speak perfect British English to be fluent? Or is it enough if you can speak without hestitating and have a pretty good pronounciation?

Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:14 am

Mivi

Do you have to speak perfect British English to be fluent? Or is it enough if you can speak without hestitating and have a pretty good pronounciation?

If you have to speak perfect British English to be fluent, then I'm not fluent in English (I am starting to wonder...). I think the second one is about right.

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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 1:11 am

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Do you have to speak perfect British English to be fluent? Or is it enough if you can speak without hestitating and have a pretty good pronounciation?

If you have to speak perfect British English to be fluent, then I'm not fluent in English (I am starting to wonder...). I think the second one is about right.

Well, British English is only one dialect of English. I think you can speak another kind of English and still be considered fluent, as long as it's a first language English dialect. (Say, Australian or American English, as opposed to Hong Kong English.)

Also, what if you naturally speak way too fast and therefore hesitate (or pause where there shouldn't be a pause, but not in the middle of a word) a lot without even noticing?