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Linguist

Ms. Lomb Kato who acquired 16 foreign languages, prefers to be called 'Linguist' to 'Polyglot'.
As her definition, the former is more active learner and the latter is more passive acquire due to environment such as parents company transfer to foreign country etc.
She is the former and this book is written for those people who makes effort to learn foreign languages.

At Starbucks

She says "Language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly".

It's true.
It is better to speak one phrase than nothing.

She describes each language as architecture, Russian, Chinese, Italian,,,
it's all the same, building, but different structure and style.
Also she mentions that there is a common rule, every architecture needs framework , grammar, and four rooms as below.

1. Speak
2. Listening
3. Writing
4. Reading
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~Chow Wo Man~ said…
well said my friend, glad to see you writing more! I promise I won't comment every time you write something LOL
10 March 2011 at 14:56
momo said…
Thank you Mark.
I'll write as an active volcano exploded into life again!
10 March 2011 at 19:26
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