Would you rather speak every language except the language of the country you're currently in or speak only the language of the country you're in, but know the meaning of every single word in that language.?

Linguistics Dilemma

Oct 2, 2009

VintageLife

Speak every language except the language of the country you're currently in

Knowing practically every language on Earth is an extraordinary superpower for travel, diplomacy, and connection.
You can relocate to a country whose language you do speak and unlock full fluency there by choice.
Communicating with nearly every person on Earth vastly outweighs the inconvenience of losing just one language.

Speak only the language of the country you're in, but know the meaning of every single word in that language

Your language updates whenever you travel, so you would always speak the local language fluently wherever you go.
Complete mastery of every word in your language gives you perfect command of law, literature, and daily communication.
Full vocabulary mastery means you would never struggle to find the right word in your everyday life again.

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