make sure you’ll never forget what you’ve learned.
I’d recommend this book to anyone who is
serious—not just aspiring but really serious—about becoming fluent in a foreign language.”
—Kevin Chen, cofounder of
italki.com
“
Mash up the DNA of Steve Jobs and Aristotle and add training in engineering and opera, and
you get Gabriel Wyner, whose ingeniously elegant system helps us knuckleheads learn not just
foreign languages but, well, everything. Autodidacts rejoice!”
—Jay Heinrichs, author of
Thank You for Arguing and
Word Hero
“Americans refuse to realize that all languages are foreign—yes, including English. It’s
time we
learned how to speak like the rest of the world: in more ways than one.
This book is a hilarious
toolbox that helps you get a head start. Pick a foreign language (yes, including English) and
voilà:
el futuro es tuyo.
High-five to Gabriel Wyner!”
—Ilan Stavans, author of
Dictionary Days: A Defining Passion
