A Deadly Disease Named LM Several years ago, I was diagnosed with a terminal disease called LM. The doctor told me that as the disease had already entered a really advanced stage, my case was totally hopeless. He also warned me that this disease, unlike cancer, can be highly infectious under certain circumstances. Strangely enough, according to statistics collected through the years, monoglots seem to be absolutely immune to this disease. However, when they start to learn a new language, a small percent of them will get infected permanently. People with LM will soon suffer from such symptoms as sore throat, vertigo, weight loss and insomnia. It has also been found out that the disease will spread and develop at an exponentially faster rate if the infected gather online and chat in the various tongues they have learned. By the way, LM stands for LinguaMania, and if you do not want to get infected, refrain from talking to me. But if you have an adventurous soul willing to explore the mysterious world of languages, then do not hesitate to add me to your friend list and talk to me right away. :)