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Meet the hyperpolyglot who's fluent in more than 15 languages

Richard Simcott Polyglott German

Für das britische Sprachgenie Richard Simcott ist selbst Georgisch und Isländisch kein Problem Source: SBS

Richard Simcott was born in the United Kingdom and lives in Macedonia. His ancestors are Welsh and he once worked as a nanny in Germany. That might explain why the hyperpolyglot is fluent in four languages. But more than 15? How does he do it - and for what purpose?



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