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* In ''[[Good Omens]]'', Crowley and Aziraphale have universal fluency. Justified, of course, in that they're a demon and an angel, respectively. It would be rather silly (and interfere with their work) for them not to have this ability. |
* In ''[[Good Omens]]'', Crowley and Aziraphale have universal fluency. Justified, of course, in that they're a demon and an angel, respectively. It would be rather silly (and interfere with their work) for them not to have this ability. |
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* [[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner|The Ancient Mariner]] has a "strange power of speech" that allows him to tell his story to anyone who needs to hear it, whatever their language. |
* [[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner|The Ancient Mariner]] has a "strange power of speech" that allows him to tell his story to anyone who needs to hear it, whatever their language. |
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* The protagonist in [[Larry Niven]]'s "The Fourth profession" is given an [[Ingesting Knowledge|instant-learning pill]] by a drunk alien so that he can converse in the alien's language. It turns out the alien wasn't carrying any normal language pills, so it gave him one that allows him to speak any language (among other things). |
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== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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* [[Richard Burton (author)|Sir Richard Francis Burton]], [[Genius Bruiser]] that he was, spoke 29 European, African and Asian languages. |
* [[Richard Burton (author)|Sir Richard Francis Burton]], [[Genius Bruiser]] that he was, spoke 29 European, African and Asian languages. |
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* Polish-Russian linguist Jan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay (AKA Ivan Nikolaevich Baudouin de Courtenay) knew [[Beyond the Impossible|92 languages with reasonable fluency]] and reportedly had some understanding of several dozens more. There's a rumor that he once said that learning a language is only difficult if you're doing it second or third time, once you know five, learning one more is a breeze. |
* Polish-Russian linguist Jan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay (AKA Ivan Nikolaevich Baudouin de Courtenay) knew [[Beyond the Impossible|92 languages with reasonable fluency]] and reportedly had some understanding of several dozens more. There's a rumor that he once said that learning a language is only difficult if you're doing it second or third time, once you know five, learning one more is a breeze. |
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