This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on May 11, 2015.
Let’s do a practice round!
Polyglot means:
A) Unfamiliar
B) Many-sided
C) Multilingual
D) Persuasive
Cool Word Challenge: Polyglot and Manifold
May 15, 2015 by
Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.
Here are the words again:
Polyglot: A person who knows several languages; multilingual.
Manifold: Numerous and varied; using similar devices at the same time.
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Why It Pays to Be a Polyglot…
May 11, 2015 by
Traveling to a foreign country can be lots of fun—especially if you speak the language that is used there.
In surveys, about 20% of Americans describe themselves as bilingual compared with 56% of Europeans.
Now, researchers are discovering even more advantages to being a polyglot (see definition and hear pronunciation below).
Speaking more than one language seems to strengthen the brain’s problem-solving abilities.
So, if you’re looking for a way to boost your brainpower, you might think about learning another language.
Cool word question of the day: What do you think would be some of the biggest advantages of being a polyglot?
Polyglot: A person who knows several languages; multilingual.
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