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From online course to Eisteddfod: leading polyglot’s Jèrriais journey
['Julien Morel']
News Archives - Jersey Evening Post
ONE of the world’s leading polyglots flew all the way from Macedonia this weekend to stand on the stage at St Ouen’s Parish Hall to recite a poem in Jèrriais.
He said: “Having the opportunity to study Jèrriais was really interesting for me because it shows the other connections that we have, especially with a language like English.
I’m not fully there yet; it is still a work in progress.”He added: “Coming to the Eisteddfod was a complete accident.
“So, as English speakers, we’re actually quite well placed with our rich mishmash of language and vocabulary to learn other languages.
“There is no magic pill to learning a language and anyone can do it.