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Teen Polyglot Has Mastered 23 Languages.

New York teen Timothy Doner, has аn unusual hobby — he likes to learn languages! And he does it so thoroughly (тщательно) that he can conduct а conversation in all of them. It took 17-year-old five years to master 23 languages! This has earned him the title of the world’s youngest polyglot. But he is still not satisfied.

The youngster’s wish to learn languages began in 2009 after completing basic Hebrew (иврит) lessons. Не enjoyed it so much that he decided to become fluent in modern Hebrew. Then he picked up Arabic. Within four days, he managed to master the alphabet and by the end of the week, he could read the language fluently. After that, there was nо stopping him.

Over the years, he has added Russian, Farsi, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Swahili Indonesian, and many others to his repertoire of languages. The list does not include the ones that he has taken up at school, which include French, Mandarin, Latin, and of course, English. The most amazing part is that he has managed to learn all the additional languages on his own, using just online apps (интернет-приложения) and grammar books.

The young polyglot begins by learning how to pronounce the alphabet correctly. Then he teaches himself the correct grammar. Then he develops his skills by reading newspapers and talking with native speakers, either in person or in internet chat rooms. He is now in constant contact with a lot of polyglots. One of them is 31-year-old Ohio resident Moses McMormick, who knows 50 languages!

He has a lot of international pen-pals with the same hobby._____

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