im in my mid 20's and im thinking about taking writing seriously with my free time. i only work 3 days a week so i have plenty of time to dedicate to it. my plan is to read a shit ton and write each day. i just have this problem: i cant stop learning languages. im currently learning french, mandarin, and latin, and every day i cant stop thinking about getting more immersion time in so that i'll progress sooner. i really like learning languages, but they consume so much time to get decent at quickly, so theres no more time or energy in the day for me to read and write in english. is being a polyglot worth it? or is it just a stupid party trick? should i just give up on foreign languages and commit to english?
Why not both? Plus, you can conveniently combine the two by simply writing in any foreign language you already master and then translate to English. Makes for good day-to-day personal challenges imo.
Write and limit yourself to learning one language at a time. If you're learning three simultaneously, I doubt you're learning any of them effectively anyway. Life is long. You'll get to the others eventually. I've been learning French for the last couple years. Once I feel I've mastered it, I'll move on to either Russian or Japanese. It'll take a long, long time, but I'll get there. In the meantime, I'll continue writing.
> im in my mid 20's and im thinking about taking writing seriously with my free time
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That's when Cormac McCarthy started
Ok? Are you McCarthy?
No, but it contradicts the implied premise of your post
You write like an ESL trying to impress their teacher. Parse through my HAHAHAHAHA post to find an “implied premise” and how your McCarthy anecdote “contradicts” it. Taken together, your post reeks of words slightly too big and complex for your dimwittedness.
I'm not even OP, lol. How are "implied" or "premise" big words? Not sure why you respond by attacking your own vocabulary.
Thanks for the confirmation that you’re ESL. Paki? Syrian?
>accuses others of being ESL
>misuses the word "anecdote"
In fact, it is quite clear you have ever read the definition of anecdote.
>or is it just a stupid party trick?
if you're this moronic and you are asking this question then chances are you might just be right
being a polyglot is pointless besides impressing others
"Polyglot" here, though I resent that label.
I learned Japanese and French as a kid, and later became fluent in Mandarin. My Latin and Hebrew are very good, and I'm told my Greek is exceptional. I used to be conversationally fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, but because of life changes I've largely lost it to attrition. I know enough German and Russian to get by and to read with a dictionary. I have a special taste for Provencal poets, though listing Romance languages feels like cheating. There are more I won't get into.
Don't. Rather, don't because you "should." It's a fun hobby and a fascinating subject, but you will discover no exciting truth about the world through it, especially as all the young people around the world converge to TikTok/Instagram zombies on their phones in English all the time. Only learn languages if you really legitimately enjoy the process of effectively imitating a baby that much. No shame if you do: it's of course still much better than the doomscrolling that the majority of people now do for 7+ hours a day.
The supreme exception, I've found, is classical languages. Immersing yourself in a dead language, culture, and tradition really does give a sense of perspective that can't be had otherwise, and which I think is invaluable to the writer. I suggest Greek. Pick the one that really interests you, though.
But write. Do write. That stuff inside of you won't ever come out unless you let it out. Don't worry at first about it not being good enough. You won't know if you don't try, and then you'll wonder.
I am super impressed by people who can learn lots of languages. That’s all. It’s impressive. It’s too late for me. I am losing control over English and that’s all I know anyway.
homie, it's just a transferable skill like anything else. After learning 5-6 languages, learning new languages becomes so easy that the only thing that matters is finding the time. The only requirement is sticking with it and good resources. After 2-3 years and a few languages, you'll see just how easy it is.
I think you are clearly a pretty lost and desperate young man, just like all the other young men out there today. It’s okay. My advice is to not try to force things so hard unless they’re absolutely necessary things. What you really want to do is find something that you just naturally commit to. If you’re finding yourself naturally reading and writing all the time, maybe you should commit to writing. If you’re having to force yourself to read and write, writing as a career is probably feasible but not the best choice. The same is true for languages, or anything else really.
Try and get your dick wet, homosexual
>is being a polyglot worth it?
Depends on your definition of a polyglot. If for you it's the a living joke who spent his life to speak 20 languages at A2 level best (like the one on your pic) then not.
Polyglottery is worth the effort if you can combine it with your other hobbies and make it a part of your life. I like books, so I read books in other languages. I like going to the gym, so I read books in foreign languages in between sets, etc. One thing I can think of is maybe writing in your other languages. Besides, you're only at 3 languages. Just wait until you get to 10+ and then that's when the real trouble begins and you need to do complicated cycles for languages.
>so theres no more time or energy in the day for me to read and write in english.
You need to make time blocks. For instance, 30 min French, 30 min Latin, 1hr Chinese and 1hr reading/writing English.
>is being a polyglot worth it? or is it just a stupid party trick?
It's only a party trick if you let normies turn you into a zoo animal by getting you to say random phrases or say how many languages you 'know'.