is it possible to know 7 or more languages?

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#1 fuzzmuffin
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fluently speaking?

English is my first language and I am fluent in Spanish, Italian, French, and German and a little japanese at only 17. I think that's just a lot right there but I can't believe if people speak more than 7 languages :?

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#2 Hewkii
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apparently in some countries it's a hobby to learn new languages.
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#3 SpaceMoose
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Yes, but to be as fluent in all of them as you are in your first language? I highly doubt it.
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#4 Big_player
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you would have to be born with a natural talent for language. Apparently once most people get around their 5th language they start forgetting things from ther 2nd and 3rd. The human mind can only retain so much.
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#5 fuzzmuffin
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you would have to be born with a natural talent for language. Apparently once most people get around their 5th language they start forgetting things from ther 2nd and 3rd. The human mind can only retain so much.Big_player

That and if you don't exercise your language speaking skills you could ultimately lose them in the end.

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#6 FUBAR24
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My German teacher's daughter was fluent in 9
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#7 nickyb628
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I envy you :(. I wish I was fluent in at least one other language, I find it to be the coolest thing, I don't have the patience though :(.
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#8 Loonie
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Yeah apparently there was this guy who knew 40+

Some autistic savants can learn loads as well.

Dolph Lundgren (the russian guy from Rocky 4 although he is actually swedish) can speak 5 languages, has a 3rd dan blackbelt, was a European champion in karate and has a masters degree in chemical engineering. So pretty cool guy. Probably doesn't afraid of anything.

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#9 Twiggiy
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2007_December_18#Person_who_knows_the_most_languages
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#10 gamer_marrik
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Im not sure why you would, and its crazy that the brain can seperate them all, but yeah its possible. I've had teachers that have done it. Its easier if you consider different dialects to be entirely different languages.
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#11 fuzzmuffin
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I envy you :(. I wish I was fluent in at least one other language, I find it to be the coolest thing, I don't have the patience though :(.nickyb628

Well if you're really interested all you need is perseverance :)

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#12 -R3Vo
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7 would be tough, but possible if kept consistant. I can speak; English, French, Spanish, and Japanese just fine.
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#13 PlzDuntBanMe
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Of course, if your a hard worker then probably, but its gonna take you like 15 years to speak it fluently
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#14 fuzzmuffin
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Of course, if your a hard worker then probably, but its gonna take you like 15 years to speak it fluentlyPlzDuntBanMe

Foreign languages were always one of my top favorites in school and since I really didn't have any favorites that says a lot :P

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#16 fuzzmuffin
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I can speak spanish.

Uno burrito taco.

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