I couldn't agree more with his points. My Japanese teacher has a better English vocabulary than I do - but she'll often struggle with "basic" words "everyone" knows!
It's silly that the ability to speak and communicate is placed less importantly than 100% proper grammar or an expansive vocabulary.
I find most polyglots, especially ones capable of holding conversations, do not value 100% correct grammar or large vocabularies. They make do with what little knowledge they have and they constantly improve what they know.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 16.2 ms ] threadIt's silly that the ability to speak and communicate is placed less importantly than 100% proper grammar or an expansive vocabulary.
I find most polyglots, especially ones capable of holding conversations, do not value 100% correct grammar or large vocabularies. They make do with what little knowledge they have and they constantly improve what they know.
Other awesome polyglots to follow (if you're interested in learning languages or linguistics) Laoshu505000 https://www.youtube.com/user/laoshu505000
Benny Lewis https://www.youtube.com/user/irishpolyglot