optimistic pessimist
Senior Member
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- Jan 1, 2008
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- Japanese
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- Japan
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- Japan
Dear all,
My dictionary says a linguist means someone who is good at speaking or learning a foreign language (other than a person who studies languages).
If so, does it make sense to say "I want to be a linguist like my father" to mean "I want to be good at speaking a foreign language like my dad"?
Thank you!
OP
My dictionary says a linguist means someone who is good at speaking or learning a foreign language (other than a person who studies languages).
If so, does it make sense to say "I want to be a linguist like my father" to mean "I want to be good at speaking a foreign language like my dad"?
Thank you!
OP