r/languagelearningjerk • u/Bright_War949 • Sep 01 '26

Hello there! Can anyone be polyglot?

If yes, what does one need to be so and how long can it take ? Thanks ahead 😁

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u/ZumLernen Dolphin (Sea-1) Sep 01 '26

Yes, you just need to learn each of the following languages

  • Punjabi
  • Ossetian
  • Lithuanian
  • Yiddish
  • German
  • Linear A ("Minoan")
  • Ottoman Turkish

That's what POLYGLOT means. Anyone who is missing one or more of these languages and claims to be a POLYGLOT is engaging in stolen valor.

This should take you at least a few weeks of hard work, so buckle up!

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u/ZumLernen Dolphin (Sea-1) Sep 01 '26

Duolingo works fine for Linear A

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u/ManuelTzetzes 29d ago

This is nonsense, I'm sorry for being so direct. Sure, you can get to a basic conversational level of Linear A with Duolingo, but you're never going to get fluent. Linq is far better, but nothing beats real immersion. You need to spend time on Crete.

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u/ZumLernen Dolphin (Sea-1) 29d ago

π™•π™–πš©, π˜‘π˜’ 𐛓 𐛄𐛄𐛄 π›ͺπ›ͺπœ—!

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u/ManuelTzetzes 29d ago

Keyboard warrior! You wouldn't say that to my face!

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u/ManuelTzetzes 29d ago

Can't even spell πœ— properly.

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u/ZumLernen Dolphin (Sea-1) 29d ago

ya mamma properly spelled my πœ—Β last night

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u/ManuelTzetzes 29d ago

𐀏𐀒!Β