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#18: He's 76 Year Old and Speaks 20 Languages (ft. Steve Kaufman)

Not Your Average Jo

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Why I Learn Language

I feel like people aren't excited or entertained by language learning because of the way that it's been branded to be this academic thing. No one really needs a grammar chart to get invited into a dinner. You just need to get out there and speak and have the effort and enthusiasm to do it. And not worry about it, right? Do you feel like being comfortable with making mistakes in languages has helped you in non-language related things? That's non- Language related. But it's certainly helpful in language learning. People don't judge you. I've done business with people who speak English, non-native speakers. It doesn't prevent us from communicating. There's no big deal

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