this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2024
111 points (91.1% liked)

MapPorn

3162 readers
1 users here now

Discover Cartographic Marvels and Navigate New Worlds!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
ManamaKhan@lemmy.world
LW_NewModWanted@lemmy.world
111
Languages spoken by the leaders of Europe and North America (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/mapporn@lemmy.world
33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Fluency" is a nebulous concept. In Europe, they utilize a letter coded system that indicates what skill level you're at, with an A1 being the lowest bb and C2 being high level of proficiency if not fluent. That being said, I'd be extremely interested in knowing just how fluent some of the speakers of 4+ languages truly are. You have to have some kind of daily immersion and application of the languages to retain the fluency, and I just don't see these world leaders having that kind of time. A lot of people believe themselves to be fluent in a 2nd or even 3rd language because they took a couple of courses in high school.

[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

The pope has done speeches in those languages, so I can believe he has so fluency. Surprised about the Ukrainian though.