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by Gene H on December 3rd, 2008

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If a person who speaks 3 languages is trilingual and a person who speaks 2 languages bilingual, what do you call a person who speaks only 1 language?

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  • by Suonarelamusica on December 3rd, 2008

    Suonarelamusica

    American!!

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  • by Rinky Dinky Do on December 3rd, 2008

    Rinky Dinky Do

    American

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  • by Anonymous on December 22nd, 2008

    Anonymous

    American.

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  • by Owl Zero on December 3rd, 2008

    Owl Zero

    Monolingual.

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  • by Anonymous on December 3rd, 2008

    Anonymous

    If only you could find people in the US that actually can speak at least one language!

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  • by kenken on December 3rd, 2008

    kenken

    unilingual

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  • by GreenFreak on December 3rd, 2008

    GreenFreak

    American

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  • by christie on December 18th, 2008

    christie

    monolingual

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  • by MagicSquares on December 18th, 2008

    MagicSquares

    English.

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  • by malevolentbutticklis on December 18th, 2008

    malevolentbutticklis

    monolingual or Monoglottism (meaning one tongue)

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  • by Suonarelamusica on December 3rd, 2008

    Suonarelamusica

    One of our professors told us this joke.

    I'm from Florida... but I'm the exception I guess. :)

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  • by Firebrand on December 3rd, 2008

    Firebrand

    Ignorant?

    Mono would seem sensible.

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  • by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on December 3rd, 2008

    CaptainHarley adores his life penguin

    Mono-lingual. : )

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  • by VS Angel aka Mrs. Stealth Intelligence on December 22nd, 2008

    VS Angel aka Mrs. Stealth Intelligence

    You would call them monolingual.
    :D

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  • by Aksafari on December 18th, 2008

    Aksafari

    Isn't that something like 'mononucleosis' or something?

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  • by Nicole on December 3rd, 2008

    Nicole

    literate

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  • by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on December 3rd, 2008

    CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss

    Sole takin...no mean?

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  • by dahomie on December 3rd, 2008

    dahomie

    linugual? i mean its common sense... lol

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  • by Antrikshy on July 19th, 2010

    Antrikshy

    Probably omni- or uni-lingual.

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