The most important language you will EVER learn | Poet Ali | TEDxOrangeCoast
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Do you speak this language? Do you share the experience? These are questions that Poet Ali masterfully...
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Translator: Alina Siluyanova Reviewer: Denise RQ How many languages do you speak? It's not a rhetorical question. I'd like everyone to take a moment and get a number in your head. How many languages do you speak? Some of you are like, "That's easy. I'm done. It's one, you're talking it." Others of you need a little more time, you're counting your languages, maybe deciding whether that language your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend taught you where you learned only curse words, whether it counts or not. Go ahead and count it. (Laughter) Be nice to yourself. When I asked myself this question, I came up with four, arguably five if I've been drinking. (Laughter) But then on closer... (Laughter) ...on closer examinati...
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Translator: Alina Siluyanova Reviewer: Denise RQ How many languages do you speak? It's not a rhetorical question. I'd like everyone to take a moment and get a number in your head. How many languages do you speak? Some of you are like, "That's easy. I'm done. It's one, you're talking it." Others of you need a little more time, you're counting your languages, maybe deciding whether that language your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend taught you where you learned only curse words, whether it counts or not. Go ahead and count it. (Laughter) Be nice to yourself. When I asked myself this question, I came up with four, arguably five if I've been drinking. (Laughter) But then on closer... (Laughter) ...on closer examinati...
