John McWhorter

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1. Reasons to learn them ?

1.1. 1: They are tickets to being able to participate in the culture of people who speak them

1.1.1. 2: Languages are just an awful a lot of fun

1.1.1.1. 3: If you speak 2 languages , dementia is less to set in

2. 100 left.

3. 4 reasons to learn a language :

3.1. 1- Imbibe a culture

3.1.1. 2- Better multitasker

3.1.1.1. 3- Fun

3.1.1.1.1. 4- Different word orders

4. 3 english speakers :

4.1. 1- Bono

4.1.1. 2- Ms Kardashian

4.1.1.1. Donald Trump

5. Why should we learn a foreign language?

5.1. 1: Language channels your thoughts

5.1.1. 2: Gives people different kind of acid trip

6. English is the world's universal language

6.1. language of the internet

6.1.1. language of finance

6.1.1.1. language of air traffic control

7. 6000 languages exist now will no longer be spoken

8. 24 universities teaching english in China

9. More Chinese learning english

10. February 2016 ; 1,665,680 views

11. Lived in an area where its never been easier to learn another language

12. Mandorin Chinese is spoken by more perple