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Re:The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages by kazinator on Thursday August 30, 2018 @02:01PM (#17879050)
I would only count the families. A hyperpolyglot in twelve languages that are from three families only knows three languages with minor variations; it's not the same as a hyperpolyglot who knows twelve deeply unrelated languages.
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