I have pondered it too. My definition of "can speak" is being capable of having a sound, versatile conversation. Colloquial, so to speak.Kheldragar wrote:
I kind of wonder what the definition of "can speak" is since we have so many apparently polyglots here.
A year and a half ago I could have said two. Now it's probably one and a forth.olivia272 wrote:
I have pondered it too. My definition of "can speak" is being capable of having a sound, versatile conversation. Colloquial, so to speak.Kheldragar wrote:
I kind of wonder what the definition of "can speak" is since we have so many apparently polyglots here.
Uttering broken phrases, a couple words and greetings does absolutely not count as a language that you "can speak".
You see, apparently people's brains are so bloody dead that they immediately assume that "speaking" means "count each and every language you know even one phrase in".Kheldragar wrote:
I kind of wonder what the definition of "can speak" is since we have so many apparently polyglots here.
Wow, that's a lot of languages.Nyansuke wrote:
I speak English, Spanish, Khmer, Japanese, and Chinese :3
SaigonAlice wrote:
English and Vietnamese (to an extent). I used to learn Mandarin.Wow, that's a lot of languages.Nyansuke wrote:
I speak English, Spanish, Khmer, Japanese, and Chinese :3
I-I knew that...Kheldragar wrote:
By speak, he means knows a few phrases in.
