Of polyglots and multilinguals
“Polyglot” is an interesting word. It may sound a lot more like some type of insect larva (“after metamorphosis, the squirming polyglot will transform into the majestic glotted spiderfly!“) or perhaps a forensic term for bloodstream splatter (“we’ve had a body within the family room, detective, and polyglot all around the curtains“). But it’s nothing quite as entertaining. Should …