How Moses McCormick learned 50+ languages! RIP

🙌🏽 Moses McCormick was a prolific language learner and KZreadr who passed away recently.
Incredibly, Moses spoke (to varying degrees) over 50 languages, and I wanted to pay tribute to him by making a video about how he learned languages - what drove him, and the techniques he used.
This wasn't an easy task, as Moses recorded 3,210 videos over his KZread career. (This prolific activity gained him 1.2 million subscribers and over 180 million views.)
In other words, I had a lot of material to comb through! It would be impossible to sum up everything that Moses was about in just one video, but I tried my best, and I hope I did the task justice.
Here's what you'll learn in this video:
• The single most powerful activity Moses used to learn 50 languages
• The "pen and paper" strategy he used to plan his study
• How Moses was able to legally record people with a camera hidden in his hat
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📺 MOSES' CHANNEL:
/ @laoshu505000
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Why learn so many languages?
03:53 - The desire to be different
04:49 - How Moses learned languages pre-internet
05:43 - Moses' "Leveling Up" approach
07:34 - Deep vs. wide Learning
08:37 - Filming strangers
09:26 - Preparing for conversations with strangers
12:44 - Dialogue resources
14:52 - What Moses ignored
15:34 - Moses' language learning routine
18:46 - Does your ACTION match your AMBITION?

Пікірлер: 1 500

  • @storylearning
    @storylearning3 жыл бұрын

    ➡️ Moses inspired millions to learn languages, including some famous faces: kzread.info/dash/bejne/loGH2rKvdaazk84.html

  • @heraldomedrano851

    @heraldomedrano851

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know two. Spanish and English. 🇲🇽 🇺🇸

  • @heraldomedrano851

    @heraldomedrano851

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can some what understand Italian and Portuguese. 🇮🇹 🇵🇹

  • @Claudia-cm9rp

    @Claudia-cm9rp

    2 жыл бұрын

    I always wanted to learn English. When I was a child, English course was very expensive. When I was a teenager, I saved money and paid to learn Spanish because English was expensive. In my twents, I got a job at a book store. I bought some English grammar book and taught myself. I don't have a Brazilian certificate of English, but I got a job at two English school as a teacher and worked for five years as a translator. I am teaching myself now Italian, French, Spanish properly because I am basic, Greek and Arabic. I just found your channel. Surely will apply your method too. By the way, Hello from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Learning languages is a fantastic occupation to me.

  • @Mister_Matthew

    @Mister_Matthew

    2 жыл бұрын

    Made me learn Tagalog and Hindi

  • @MrTraveller.

    @MrTraveller.

    2 жыл бұрын

    He’s a legend. I really enjoying learning new languages & cultures through 80 or so countries over the last 18 years. Your video are very well done & appreciated

  • @SuperTalkcam
    @SuperTalkcam3 жыл бұрын

    He died too young. Imagine if he lived till 100 years, imagine how many languages he could have learned.😔

  • @josholiveros3713

    @josholiveros3713

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was looking forward to him eventually traveling to other countries and speaking to the locals in their mother tongue

  • @merik7928

    @merik7928

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was murdered kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHiOj9uodru9c84.html His own brother is doing a private investigation

  • @bruhdley

    @bruhdley

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@merik7928 😭😭

  • @lakshmanalockhart1399

    @lakshmanalockhart1399

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@merik7928 respect man

  • @jvjv8093

    @jvjv8093

    2 жыл бұрын

    Scary stuff if he was really murdered. Substantial evidence needs to be found.

  • @IkennaLanguages
    @IkennaLanguages3 жыл бұрын

    Great video Olly and a great way to pay tribute! He was the master.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man, I’m glad you liked it. A big loss for the community.

  • @alextrotman9317

    @alextrotman9317

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, RIP Moses. Could you both make some videos to encourage and motivate young foreign language learners? I'm 16 and learning Spanish. I'm determined to become a polyglot someday. I'm going to start with the romance languages then move into Germanic and Asian and Semitic later on. I love yalls videos. Keep it up.

  • @alextrotman9317

    @alextrotman9317

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DN-ps4bn Thanks for the kind words. Yes, Language Transfer is awesome.

  • @spicyshizz2850

    @spicyshizz2850

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@storylearning Is it true he was murdered? The more I look into the case the more i learn how much worse it really is.

  • @jesuschristislord2111

    @jesuschristislord2111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Peace! One 'n only Master is Jesus Christ. He really wants to save you too so John 14:6 amen. God Bless:]

  • @MatrixCoder01
    @MatrixCoder013 жыл бұрын

    I asked Moses if it was better to learn by yourself or be taught . He said both are fine "when you learn by yourself you go at your own pace". "It just depends on the person and their preferences". Currently studying 4 languages . Legends never die !

  • @EndlessTravels

    @EndlessTravels

    2 жыл бұрын

    I mean to be fair you can say that with anything > I found the fact his friends pushed him out there to "Test" his speaking and he kept getting pushed via youtube comments was a big push. And like olly says once you learn 1 the rest are easier I used to follow guy long ago, he isn't really fluent in anything, he just spoke converstational in sooo much To me, its insane his mind was able to balance and seperate each language. The man really did show how endless and powerful our minds are in language and communication

  • @zxannybanani6953

    @zxannybanani6953

    2 жыл бұрын

    Man…😞😔

  • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587

    @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587

    2 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME, godspeed to you. and may moses rest in power

  • @ASmith-jn7kf

    @ASmith-jn7kf

    2 жыл бұрын

    Either way, it doesn't matter. A student is not better than it's teacher so make sure your teacher is someone that natively speaks that language. It is not a coincidence that self taught people are very successful and become fluent while those "studying" often don't become fluent.

  • @og.rippa3056

    @og.rippa3056

    2 жыл бұрын

    How he died

  • @Ozzshow
    @Ozzshow3 жыл бұрын

    His death made me go back and watch his videos, which inspired me to jump back into learning Spanish. The joy he brings to people when he speaks their mother tongue is really special. Rest in peace!

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m pleased for you!

  • @NuLORD66

    @NuLORD66

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I think he faked his death,would be cool if I was right

  • @bryannguyen2383

    @bryannguyen2383

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly my experience. I used to always just watched his videos being amazed. But now I actually had some time and I've been re-learning Spanish since high school and I've come a long way in just a few months. I can actually watch KZread and understand things now

  • @markhickman2657

    @markhickman2657

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bryannguyen2383 how did you learn Spanish

  • @bryannguyen2383

    @bryannguyen2383

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​ Learned a bit in high school and now I'm using Babbel, watching a lot of youtube, TV shows, and listening to podcasts. Also talk with others if you can, it helps a lot. I might switch to Pimsleur for future languages just bc I hear about it so much from polyglots like Moses and Ikenna

  • @_Damian_.
    @_Damian_.2 жыл бұрын

    I never knew this guy had passed away, may he rest in peace. I binged watched hours of his videos about a year ago and was so impressed! ...🙏🏾

  • @ChristinaKaeLove

    @ChristinaKaeLove

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same 😞 may he RIH 🙏🏾❤️

  • @RondellKB

    @RondellKB

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know until now

  • @footyvision2218

    @footyvision2218

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jesus! I didn't know he died. What the hell happened?

  • @_Damian_.

    @_Damian_.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@footyvision2218 😞

  • @RondellKB

    @RondellKB

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@footyvision2218 Something to do with heart complications, not sure what exactly, that's what i saw on Wikipedia

  • @Cristofre
    @Cristofre2 жыл бұрын

    I started learning Spanish at age 29. Up till then I spoke only English. Just curiosity. Like Moses said I never had any intention of learning to be fluent or make any big deal of it, once I got on a roll, it just started going and going. I literally started by picking up a small piece of text (A warranty message on a product) in Spanish and a dictionary to see if I could "de-code it". Then I couldn't find some of the words in the dictionary..... then I figured out that those were verbs that had to be "conjugated", so I learned about verbs...... then later another piece of grammar or a few other words. I got books, I read them. I put labels with the Spanish names of things all over my house. I found Spanish speaking pen pals online and communicated slowly by looking up words and plugging away at it for hours and hours, week after week, month after month. At the end of one year I had taught myself to speak, read and write Spanish somewhat fluently. I made friends in the Hispanic community. I'm 50 now and still use Spanish almost weekly here in rural Georgia. Learning a language was one of the best things I've ever done in life.

  • @pep590

    @pep590

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great job! I do similar to what you you in Texas.

  • @harrison85

    @harrison85

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @Cristofre

    @Cristofre

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@harrison85 Amazed myself actually , I'm generally a bit lazy. lol

  • @SourStrawberrys

    @SourStrawberrys

    2 жыл бұрын

    Best things you've done in your life? Was it really that serious?

  • @Cristofre

    @Cristofre

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SourStrawberrys Yes. It completely changed my life. When my company found out I had taught myself Spanish, they moved me into an international sales position, and sent me all over the world on their dime. I made lots of new friends, I discovered cultures, food music I wouldn't have. It's been over 20 years since then and I still use Spanish on pretty much a weekly basis despite living in the rural USA.

  • @bodycoach2
    @bodycoach23 жыл бұрын

    Bruce Lee was the Moses McCormick of martial arts.

  • @EndlessTravels

    @EndlessTravels

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha, that seriously is funny ha ha love it

  • @CrisOnTheInternet

    @CrisOnTheInternet

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a nice thing to say

  • @shunshun4861

    @shunshun4861

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like how you flipped it

  • @isras6702

    @isras6702

    2 жыл бұрын

    💕

  • @gaugea

    @gaugea

    2 жыл бұрын

    he’d love to be thought of as that, bruce lee was his idol

  • @teresita.lozada
    @teresita.lozada3 жыл бұрын

    His 'Level Up' videos were and still are fun to watch and motivating. Rest In Peace Moses.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Something special indeed!

  • @4himsanctified

    @4himsanctified

    3 жыл бұрын

    and exuded great joy in his work

  • @Shammer1

    @Shammer1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wish could have seen more

  • @muhammadaqsho5933

    @muhammadaqsho5933

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right? It’s very original

  • @strykerbravo9910

    @strykerbravo9910

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've watched most of those videos multiple times. Legends!

  • @tristenalexander814
    @tristenalexander8142 жыл бұрын

    I'm crying for 2 reasons. The joy I get from this video and the sadness that Laoshu is gone.

  • @msja540

    @msja540

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just found out he passed 😢 sorry to hear. Loved his video helped me to keep practicing.

  • @mattycakes1161

    @mattycakes1161

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah man, he was a real genius. I was looking forward to getting his courses, but life had other plans.

  • @steveb851
    @steveb8513 жыл бұрын

    Moses was a legend. I love how he just got out there and spoke regardless of how awkward it was or his level in whichever language he practiced. Be brave people! Get out there and practice just like he did.

  • @sandie157

    @sandie157

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Bravery

  • @flamearo7596

    @flamearo7596

    2 жыл бұрын

    What is his yt channel

  • @psychogenesis6755
    @psychogenesis67552 жыл бұрын

    My favorite Laoshu moment definitely has to be the one were he was speaking with a group of chinese people and one pulled out their phone contacts for some reason and they asked him if he could read chinese characters. He read them with no hesitation. And the look on the chinese group's eyes was unforgettable. They continue to converse in Mandarin when two old ladies come out of nowhere and talk to him in tagalog "oh, you're still here?" Is what I remember but ik they had a conversation in tagalog. At this point the chinese group were loosing it and couldn't believe what was happening lol. But then there was an Indian guy holding a flag I think that was watching the whole thing go down in the background. The two old ladies and the Chinese asked Laoshu if he could talk in his native tongue as well.. offcourse, he was able to speak Hindi. And everyone in the group was flabbergasted at what they had just witnessed lol. Definitely his best moment. Up there with the time he went to South Korea and was speaking with group of students. They thought he was working for the FBI for knowing so many languages LOL kzread.info/dash/bejne/amqeu9Bte9m3Y9I.html

  • @Adriano70911

    @Adriano70911

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love this consternation he used to make on groups of strangers

  • @prapanthebachelorette6803

    @prapanthebachelorette6803

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, he’s totally fuckin legend 😮

  • @DearStephanieX

    @DearStephanieX

    10 ай бұрын

    That’s amazing and inspiring 💕

  • @Countryboy78
    @Countryboy783 жыл бұрын

    What are you doing this Saturday night? Moses: I'm spending 4 hours learning Icelandic What a True Goat

  • @jakeb3055
    @jakeb30552 жыл бұрын

    “It became easier.” Because he had entered the language matrix 🕴🏼

  • @ZARiNA851

    @ZARiNA851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love this 👌🏾🧡

  • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
    @thinkbeforeyoutype71062 жыл бұрын

    As a Somali, Moses (Musa) was absolutely an amazing human being. My condolences to his family and friends. RIP brother.

  • @Hackbridge1963
    @Hackbridge19633 жыл бұрын

    It saddens me still that this incredible man died so young. However he died is immaterial, he inspired a lot of people. RIP.

  • @grandwonder5858

    @grandwonder5858

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish he could pass on just 1/10th of the language knowledge to me, that would be awesome! He truly was a language genius! Never even know somebody could be that good in languages!

  • @theteenbodybuilders
    @theteenbodybuilders2 жыл бұрын

    Moses was my first Chinese teacher back in 2019 he taught me the basics and how to keep the conversation to flow. RIP Moses (I’m currently at a high level in Chinese now) 真謝謝他的領導,看著他的的影片讓我有動機來專心學中文。下個語言要學是西班牙文😊願他安息

  • @EddieDrayton

    @EddieDrayton

    3 ай бұрын

    well done

  • @TheFiestyhick
    @TheFiestyhick3 жыл бұрын

    Olly, This video is pretty much BBC quality level. Very professional in every way

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very kind thank you

  • @karmaking4633

    @karmaking4633

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excuse me .It's better than the BBC .The BBC, would never have mentioned Moses .

  • @grandwonder5858

    @grandwonder5858

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's actually a lot better than BBC! BBC is a master of fake news so don't insult him like that!

  • @LoriKLynn
    @LoriKLynn Жыл бұрын

    This is heartbreaking watching this for the first time and finding out that he has already passed. And as an African American, I am so proud of what he was able to accomplish in his short life.

  • @slayedclaw317

    @slayedclaw317

    Жыл бұрын

    How he died

  • @mattglasgow4383

    @mattglasgow4383

    Жыл бұрын

    @@slayedclaw317 People say he died of a massive heart attack. But his brother Mark, a lawyer, has discussed in detail and took to major courts for the justice of the death of Moses. They killed him because he was better than us; 67 languages, a one in a trillion prodigy. Very solemn story.

  • @thecraftedcosmos

    @thecraftedcosmos

    11 ай бұрын

    I was literally looking for black polyglots and came across him.

  • @mattglasgow4383

    @mattglasgow4383

    11 ай бұрын

    @@thecraftedcosmos Well, he’s dead now. His videos are still very entertaining though. You’ve probably heard of Ikenna, but he’s the only other black polyglot youtuber I know of at the moment.

  • @thecraftedcosmos

    @thecraftedcosmos

    11 ай бұрын

    @@mattglasgow4383 i wasn’t asking for suggesting. I know he’s dead based on the title. I follow Ikenna already and found plenty from a simple search last night.

  • @gracehetfield5331
    @gracehetfield53312 жыл бұрын

    I'm just finding out that he passed away through this video. I know I'm late but I'm so saddened by learning of his death. He was incredible.

  • @missinglogos

    @missinglogos

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too :( I'm so sad I used to watch all of his videos during lockdown. How did he died?

  • @asdf3568

    @asdf3568

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@missinglogos I was wondering the same

  • @Provision600

    @Provision600

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just found out. I used always watch his video. How did he die?

  • @HawaiiDEEPS

    @HawaiiDEEPS

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Provision600 I believe a stroke

  • @anuraglamichhane1733

    @anuraglamichhane1733

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here. He was on my meet one in life list. 😭😭😭. RIP the legend.

  • @foreverlearningfrench
    @foreverlearningfrench3 жыл бұрын

    Moses taught me to have fun while language learning. Sometimes I take myself too seriously. "Are your actions at the level of your ambitions?" I feel like I need to write that down. Magnifique vidéo Olly !

  • @hewmor

    @hewmor

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel the same way

  • @domgreen1859
    @domgreen18592 жыл бұрын

    I was so confused when I saw RIP in the title it feels so surreal I was binge watching his videos again through lockdown and had no idea he passed, gutting

  • @flacjunkie5553

    @flacjunkie5553

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here man. Did not know.

  • @boogywumpy

    @boogywumpy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know what was the cause of death?

  • @stevenboykin7255

    @stevenboykin7255

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHiOj9uodru9c84.html real truth about his death. The brother who follows him around everywhere shows what evidence he found and it hurts to watch.

  • @domgreen1859

    @domgreen1859

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenboykin7255 wtf! wow this is awful

  • @stevenboykin7255

    @stevenboykin7255

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@domgreen1859 Yea I know right. When I first heard about how he died it didn't sit well or make any sense for a health-conscious eater his age to have a heart attack. His brother who was with him in damn near every video came forward with no fear to make a video revealing the truth. Moses did nothing to anyone or was involved in anything but learning languages and spread love to other ethnicities and their culture.

  • @CreativelyPhoenix
    @CreativelyPhoenix2 жыл бұрын

    RIP Moses, he was the first American Black person I encountered fascinated by languages like myself. His passing was tragic and a reminder do work to achieve your goals and dreams because life is short.

  • @soulbrotha24
    @soulbrotha242 жыл бұрын

    I swear the KZread algorithm was reading my mind. I was just thinking how much I miss his videos.

  • @Jocol85

    @Jocol85

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m right there with you!

  • @tazmax72

    @tazmax72

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too..just found out watching some old videos that I've enjoyed seeing a few years back...started reading the comments and someone said RIP...Blew my mind !!!RIP 😇😭

  • @lendlalfred7870
    @lendlalfred78702 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know he passed away. RIP. He's truly an inspiration for language learning.

  • @olegabbatini7015
    @olegabbatini70153 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for a nice tribute Olly. I messaged Moses online a couple of times. After he posted one of his videos levelling up in Russian (my ancestors' language) I asked him what resources he recommends. He took the time to recommend some websites and send me some photos of his Russian books. He was really approachable and generous with his time, considering this is a busy KZreadr with over 1 million followers!

  • @williamhogge5549

    @williamhogge5549

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a perfect example.

  • @martyrawdog

    @martyrawdog

    2 жыл бұрын

    websites plz?

  • @softlife4700

    @softlife4700

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh this is amazing

  • @zourou319

    @zourou319

    Жыл бұрын

    Would you mind telling the resources he recommended please?

  • @YouAreGifted182
    @YouAreGifted1823 жыл бұрын

    Nice tribute to Moses. He really did contribute a lot to the community. I've never realized how important were the interactions with people until you mentioned it.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @b__mart
    @b__mart2 жыл бұрын

    Moses has inspired me to not only learn languages, but also talk to strangers in their language. I speak to so many spanish speakers at work and their reaction makes me so happy and proud. They always go from cold and uninterested to shocked and friendly. I do it for him ✊ continuing what he started.

  • @CoffeeDev749
    @CoffeeDev7493 жыл бұрын

    Gone too soon😞 Rest In Peace Moses. A true inspiration and a great role model in our community.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Such an inspiration. Thanks for the comment

  • @albundy4676
    @albundy46762 жыл бұрын

    This man was my idol and I’m still sadden by his passing.

  • @filipino437

    @filipino437

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same :((

  • @honestmike6976

    @honestmike6976

    2 жыл бұрын

    Its a big Sin to have idols in case no one ever told you.

  • @dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483

    @dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@honestmike6976 maybe he is not christian, did you wonder that?

  • @armedinsurgent347

    @armedinsurgent347

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483 worshipping God is for all of mankind

  • @dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483

    @dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@armedinsurgent347 not everyone believes in God, nothing you can do about that......oh but you can try.

  • @dekeijzergeorge9974
    @dekeijzergeorge99742 жыл бұрын

    Wtf why im i finding out about this now. This man was legendary, Id binge lots of hes videos in the past and id just be stunned by how many languages he knew. Mann RIP Moses Laoshu Sensei 🤧🤧. Definitely an inspiration and a generational talent

  • @travellinman382
    @travellinman3823 жыл бұрын

    He inspired me to speak even when it’s uncomfortable. RIP Moses.

  • @Morpheux1
    @Morpheux12 жыл бұрын

    7:05 when you speak to someone in a language they understand, the words go to their heads, when you speak to them in their native language, they go to their hearts.

  • @manuelsanchezmanuelsanchez3562
    @manuelsanchezmanuelsanchez35623 жыл бұрын

    Su muerte me jodió como si fuera un familiar. Una inspiración este Moses. Gracias por el video Olly

  • @budyeddi5814
    @budyeddi58142 жыл бұрын

    My fav Laosho5000 moment is when he approached the two old Chinese guys fishing in Ohio ^_^ RIP Sensei

  • @chinesevoicegarden
    @chinesevoicegarden3 жыл бұрын

    He was the first guy I ever watched learning languages live on KZread. So much courage...

  • @cheviot2988
    @cheviot29882 жыл бұрын

    The Quran is a perfect example of stories with such flow that it just melds together, I memorized the first page (al-Fatiha) and I have never forgotten it for years, whereas if I learn simple sentences and don't study for a couple months I completely forget!

  • @anduril2695
    @anduril26953 жыл бұрын

    Moses and Benny were the first inspirations I had in learning another language, and since I first discovered them about 8 years ago I've learned Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Esperanto, all to various levels. Still enjoyed watching his videos up until the day he died really. It was a sad day

  • @Vitorruy1

    @Vitorruy1

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was there 8 years ago too, time goes by so fast

  • @someguy5219

    @someguy5219

    2 жыл бұрын

    Poor guy got the vac and didn’t make it. 38 year old teacher brags on the net she got it. 4 days later gone. Media says natural causes. Keeps happening but no coverage…

  • @anduril2695

    @anduril2695

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@someguy5219 bruh 🤦🏽

  • @deltamike1497
    @deltamike14973 жыл бұрын

    Literally taught the talk and walked the talk - RIP Laoshu, great inspiration for so many!!!

  • @ashleyheartmakeup
    @ashleyheartmakeup2 жыл бұрын

    No! I had no idea he passed away! 😔. Lovely tribute. He’s one of the reasons I started learning French Spanish and Yoruba.

  • @run2fire
    @run2fire3 жыл бұрын

    I live in Columbus Ohio where he lived for years. I always hoped to run into him and speak a few words of Polish.

  • @chillhomie7
    @chillhomie72 жыл бұрын

    I haven’t been able to watch any of his videos since I heard the news. It’s really painful since for 2 years straight not a day went by where I didn’t watch his videos. He’s a true legend that left too soon.

  • @wm9782
    @wm97822 жыл бұрын

    Never heard of Moses thanks for doing this he is an amazing person and I'm so sad he died so young he truly did so much and I can imagine how many lives he touches and how much humanity he carried in his every day life.

  • @lorenalorena7078
    @lorenalorena70783 жыл бұрын

    Your tribute was incredibly beautiful Olly. You have such a clean heart. Moses will forever be admired, inspirational and missed 🕊

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @langstonmorrison1850
    @langstonmorrison18503 жыл бұрын

    He was amazing!!! Such an inspiration to me. He got me interested in learning mandarin

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    A true inspiration. RIP Moses.

  • @rodhodges625

    @rodhodges625

    3 жыл бұрын

    I tried learning Mandarin too but my fingers were too big and I kept breaking strings

  • @langue0034
    @langue00343 жыл бұрын

    He was an inspiration and he loved to interact and touch peoples lives in so many positive ways. RIP

  • @harryjohnson615
    @harryjohnson6152 жыл бұрын

    To be fair people like Moses are very rare and gifted and no matter how hard the average person studies they won't even get close to his achievements interestingly, you see similar gifted people in maths and chess. The rest of us can dream on.

  • @jaybird9943

    @jaybird9943

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @KingKing-ub7ws

    @KingKing-ub7ws

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing that the next human can do is alien to me

  • @jaybird9943

    @jaybird9943

    2 жыл бұрын

    And while we're being fair here after watching several encounters of him with others one can see a common flow to every conversation. I'm not saying it's scripted at all. Magicians do this and it's called sleight of hand. Well, Moses used sleight of tongue. When you render someone nearly speechless you can really predict the next few words they are to say. That said. . . Moses will always be legendary.

  • @tombimashri8149

    @tombimashri8149

    2 жыл бұрын

    How sad to v lost such a young guy with do much talent God was walking with him ND just gifted him with natural intelligence which is rarere. Rare. Pity he died do young

  • @FalconWindblader

    @FalconWindblader

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not true. not in Moses' case anyway. Moses himself said it, that he's far more interested in getting kinda conversational with a language than being super good with it. getting to such a level DOES NOT require talent. MASTERING a language, like getting to Tolkien's level of proficiency of English, would require talent, & that's NOT what Moses has been doing. heck, one could even safely say that despite his fair proficiency with those 50 or so languages, he has yet to master any single one of them. ANYONE capable of learning at all, can get to where he's at with ANY ONE of the languages he picked up, if enough hours is put into learning it. what getting to his level of proficiency in any of those languages is required however, is unparalleled drive & dedication. THAT'S what's truly rare about him. the rest of us could only dream of getting where he is, not because we ain't as talented, but only because we ain't even half as driven & ain't working half as hard as he does, with what he's been doing.

  • @moisesjuarez9922
    @moisesjuarez99222 жыл бұрын

    Man...I can't believe this, Im just now finding out. From one Moses to another..RIP MOE

  • @fuckboi_killa
    @fuckboi_killa2 жыл бұрын

    I like how it says "zero" in the thumbnail. As if he didn't speak untill he learned his first language till he was mad older

  • @user-lr6eq5fj8v

    @user-lr6eq5fj8v

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @leelee-iu6kf

    @leelee-iu6kf

    2 жыл бұрын

    im cryindnjsksk

  • @kdude1000
    @kdude1000 Жыл бұрын

    R.I.P Moses aka Laoshu505000 dude the amount of smiles you put on my face in some of my dark days was nothing but priceless, seriously just watching you approach a stranger and seeing their expectations get blown out the water has always been inspiring, Moses was good for cultural awareness as well, he was many foreigners first American black experience on a personal conversational level and I'm sure that's done wonders on helping bring awareness to the fact as a culture black people are varied and special in their own way, just great to break away from what some may expect. Thank You brother and all those you have inspired!

  • @luketruman3033
    @luketruman30333 жыл бұрын

    Moses was a great man and is a legend, so much love and respect for the man, I am still pretty shocked by the news but hopefully people will continue to spread his videos and keep the passion going

  • @shaynesimmonstattoo
    @shaynesimmonstattoo2 жыл бұрын

    I always loved his videos, and I’m so sorry to hear that he passed. He was one of my first inspirations to try to learn languages to connect with more people. German, mandarin, ASL… my memory is bad, so I don’t retain much over time, but I may never have learned any at all without Moses’ inspiration.

  • @johntognolini31
    @johntognolini313 жыл бұрын

    Good one Olly, a great tribute to Moses McCormick. He was such a brilliant hyper-polyglot.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers john

  • @vincentpurdie4080
    @vincentpurdie40802 жыл бұрын

    My heart is still so heavy. He may not have mastered every language, but he certainly mastered the art of communication in any language. RIP sensei

  • @olijackson3870
    @olijackson38702 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I'm feeling lazy with language-learning I go and watch his interactions with strangers. Literally nothing more inspiring to me.

  • @Laitalafraise
    @Laitalafraise2 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful tribute to Moses! Thank you! I learned a lot with this video!

  • @douglassmalone-omeally1683
    @douglassmalone-omeally16832 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I’m so sad that he’s gone, I watched and was suddenly in tears. Great summary of his philosophy and process.

  • @andrewgibler
    @andrewgibler3 жыл бұрын

    Extremely inspirational guy and this was a great video Olly honoring him and will bring more inspiration to others considering whether to keep or start learning languages.

  • @grospuant
    @grospuant3 жыл бұрын

    RIP Moses, thank you for this video Olly! he will be remembered by millions.

  • @sandie157
    @sandie1572 жыл бұрын

    Great tribute. Love that you have done it by passing on his techniques

  • @elliottkendall5256
    @elliottkendall52562 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe he has passed, loved watching all his videos, thoughts with his loved ones, thanks for making the video man ✌👍

  • @stephenrichards3431
    @stephenrichards34313 жыл бұрын

    Great video Olly! Excellent tribute to an extraordinary and special person who left us far, far, too soon. Moses's great legacy will live on...

  • @katewaters5092
    @katewaters50923 жыл бұрын

    Great video. And I like that comment you said at the end “are your actions at the level of your ambitions?” I never heard it put like that before, but that says it all. We all need to think about that when we are trying to accomplish anything.

  • @knowledgeisablessing8767
    @knowledgeisablessing87672 жыл бұрын

    He was a great KZreadr and very inspiring. Definitely left a great legacy. Condolences to his family, you made one really cool guy!

  • @janicesmith1137
    @janicesmith11373 ай бұрын

    I'm so encouraged and inspired to trust the process. Thanks, Olly, for honoring Moses.

  • @gerryjtierney
    @gerryjtierney3 жыл бұрын

    Moses was a genuine inspiration, his priority of learning phrases and conversation is pretty much what I try to emulate - a few basics because conversation is so encouraging, then massive input to build the scaffolding and fill in all the blanks.

  • @ShaneGodliman
    @ShaneGodliman3 жыл бұрын

    Great video Olly! I love what you said about how, at the end of the day, learning a language should be something you do to enrich your life in whatever way matters to you, so true!

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man 🙏🏻

  • @WelbyIsYourGod
    @WelbyIsYourGod2 жыл бұрын

    That was a beautiful video man. RIP Moses and many thanks to him and people like yourself who inspire us with their hard work and content

  • @minx9945
    @minx99453 жыл бұрын

    This video is spot on Olly! Thank you so much for making this.

  • @happyfreeky
    @happyfreeky3 жыл бұрын

    Sad to hear of his passing. What an inspiration - now I don’t feel crazy trying to learn/ refresh on 12 languages

  • @lf1496
    @lf14962 жыл бұрын

    He was a a beautiful human being. His channel got me through Covid. His interactions with all types of people shows how human beings really are one family. What a loss. Rest in peace good brother 🙏🏾🙏🏾😇

  • @dyo510
    @dyo5102 жыл бұрын

    Thank you about this tribute Olly you earned a new subscriber, just found out about Moses' passing and what an inspiring guy!

  • @seedybread
    @seedybread2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video in respect for moses, found him years ago and every couple of months would catch up on all his vids. I will learn at least 1 language because of this man. RIP LAOSHU

  • @enricosportelli599
    @enricosportelli5993 жыл бұрын

    Moses inspired and motiveted all of us... I've never seen a guy with such a curiosity and commitment towards languages like him. Rest in Peace

  • @TarynBell
    @TarynBell2 жыл бұрын

    He was such a nice guy. He’s from my hometown and I know some people that know him. I reached out to him once before I started learning Mandarin. He was pretty cool to chat with. I ended up going to China to do a language program before covid. But I kept up with his videos every once in awhile.

  • @abdullahabdilaahi3872

    @abdullahabdilaahi3872

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s nice to hear 👍

  • @angelaexhorts
    @angelaexhorts2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing this video about Moses McCormick. I never heard of him before and I will go look at his channel. This video was nicely put together too. Thank you 🙏

  • @KatNaturalBeauty
    @KatNaturalBeauty2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately this is my first time learning about Moses and to find out he passed away is heart breaking. Thank you for sharing and paying tribute.

  • @languagelearningdabbler
    @languagelearningdabbler3 жыл бұрын

    Love this video and totally agree with 6:58. Edit: Spectacular video, Olly. Thank you so much! 😍🤓

  • @AndreyOrochi
    @AndreyOrochi3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for remembering our big bro in language learning.

  • @jfjkdkjfj
    @jfjkdkjfj2 жыл бұрын

    He lived a half hour away from me. I could have possibly met him if I knew about him earlier. May he rest in peace.

  • @unknowninfinium4353
    @unknowninfinium43532 жыл бұрын

    I just found him man, really heartbreaking. Inspirational dude. I wont take things for granting and will thank as well as appreciate all you do as well. Take care dude.

  • @undekagon2264
    @undekagon22642 жыл бұрын

    I am a big fan of Moses and I am really impressed on the level he got in his best languages and the way he improvised. From Moses I got a lot of tricks how to get into contact with random strangers and how to start conversations. Thanks and RIP Moses

  • @MrDLJ5
    @MrDLJ53 жыл бұрын

    This is an awesome video and brought nothing but joy. Laoshu continues to inspire with his videos and has played a major role in keeping me motivated to learn. Great tribute to one of the pillars in the modern language learning community. R.I.P

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much 🙏🏻

  • @4himsanctified
    @4himsanctified3 жыл бұрын

    Nice job. RIP Moses. Inspiring beyond the grave.

  • @SnippetsBB
    @SnippetsBB2 жыл бұрын

    What a classy guy you are to present such a noble tribute to a fellow polyglot. Such tributes are so rare in this medium. Glad i found you and subscribed last week, Olly.

  • @willg9106
    @willg91062 жыл бұрын

    Didn't know he had passed. I used to be one of the people quite critical of his phrasebook approach, but in retrospect what he did was insanely impressive. He still spoke several languages to a genuinely "fluent" level which is more than most, much less his critics, can say about ourselves.

  • @RingsOfSolace
    @RingsOfSolace3 жыл бұрын

    God I just learned Spanish and started mandarin and I'm trippin'. How tf does one learn 50 languages? I'm sure he couldn't have spoken them all to a particularly high level, but to even be able to communicate in one at even a basic level is some serious work.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s it - a serious amount of work and dedication

  • @Luiz17071990

    @Luiz17071990

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd really like to know how many of those languages he could speak fluently, I am curious about it.

  • @citrustaco

    @citrustaco

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Luiz17071990 He had stronger languages and his strength was in Asian languages as he learned those first. I think his order was Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, Korean. He was working hard with Somali recently. But his strongest was Mandarin.

  • @TheGrmany69

    @TheGrmany69

    3 жыл бұрын

    Optimization... mucho de lo que se enseña en clases de idiomas es contraproducente para el logos de las mecánicas cognitivas necesarias para hablar un idioma con fluidez y soltura. The natural method will always be the best method, much of what we see in mainstream language lessons are a copycat of the trends to teach Latin, which is horrendous and ineffective

  • @RingsOfSolace

    @RingsOfSolace

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGrmany69 tiene sentido. Aprendí más por escuchar y leer de lo que era posible por estudiar gramática, pero no le digo a nadie que deje de estudiar. Es importante que uno aprenda los básicos.

  • @WhatsGoodEnglish
    @WhatsGoodEnglish3 жыл бұрын

    Great tribute video. Moses was a true inspiration!

  • @indiarodgers3739
    @indiarodgers37392 жыл бұрын

    I haven't heard of Moses before watching this video. Thank you for sharing, he was clearly an inspiring and very special person.

  • @sueingr
    @sueingr3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that nice tribute and all the great learning tips it had in it.

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sue!

  • @LadyMul
    @LadyMul2 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t know he’d passed away. What an incredible human being. Rest in peace. You left us a great legacy ❤️🙏🏾

  • @xianwuxing
    @xianwuxing3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video Oliy! Thanks for posting.

  • @amarzizzy6466
    @amarzizzy64662 жыл бұрын

    Thank you making this video and tribute! It’s unfortunate that some would be language gatekeepers tried to criticize his method. He was a legendary gem of the youtube community and I miss his videos.

  • @duolingoowl1453
    @duolingoowl14532 жыл бұрын

    I’m learning Korean now and I’m really sticking to it, you inspired so many people! thank you Moses❤️

  • @GoldGollum
    @GoldGollum2 жыл бұрын

    I have mad respect for this man's dedication to learn multiple languages and how inspiring he has been to many of us! Thanks Moses! 🙏

  • @arnhuber5115
    @arnhuber51152 жыл бұрын

    The man is definitely still inspiring bro. I'm about to cry at the end of this video because I know I won't ever get to meet him or see more of what he's got to offer. He's Inspired me to Learn more then just one language again. Thanks for making this video

  • @dukeselwood
    @dukeselwood2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry to hear about Moses, what an inspirational person! This is a great video and very helpful

  • @YokaiTheGameGuy
    @YokaiTheGameGuy2 жыл бұрын

    At the time of this comment im only hallway through the video but damn man, im so upset i havent heard of Moses until now. Just through the clips, he seems like such a chill and humble dude. RIP Moses, and prayers to his family.

  • @ADOMProd
    @ADOMProd3 жыл бұрын

    Great video man. RIP to the legend, the kobe of language learning. Truly inspiring

  • @storylearning

    @storylearning

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it 👍🏼

  • @mylinuxstruggle5495
    @mylinuxstruggle54952 жыл бұрын

    I was missing Moses again and I had the privilege of meeting him and friends on FB and such. I've seen all his videos but the way this video was put together it had hidden gems I don't think I've seen. It was excellent and one of the best tributes I have seen. Your content is outstanding. I'm subscribing.