Moses McCormick

Moses McCormick
McCormick in May 2020
Born
Moses Monweal McCormick

(1981-03-12)March 12, 1981
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2021(2021-03-04) (aged 39)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–2021
GenreEntertainment
Subscribers1.23 million
Views220 million
Last updated: May 2025
Websiteimabouttolevelup.biz

Moses Monweal McCormick (March 12, 1981 – March 4, 2021), also known as Laoshu (from Chinese: 老鼠; pinyin: lǎoshǔ, transl. mouse) or Laoshu505000, was an American YouTuber and language coach.

Language learning

McCormick gained popularity by speaking several languages with native speakers that he met in public places, and uploading the videos on his YouTube channel. He called this activity "leveling up".

McCormick taught language lessons remotely over the Internet, over time developing his own language learning method, which he called FLR (Foreign Language Roadrunning). According to his YouTube biography, "When I first began language learning 20 years ago, I noticed that most language books and classes did not teach students how to prepare for real world conversations. In an attempt to solve this issue, I developed my own method, The FLR Method."

The foreign language in which McCormick was most fluent was Mandarin Chinese. He also spoke around twenty languages at a basic conversational level, including Japanese, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Korean, Somali, Spanish, and Swahili.

Death

McCormick died on March 4, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 39, reportedly from heart complications.

References

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  4. ↑ Lewis, Benny (June 21, 2015). "6 myths that prevent people from learning multiple languages". Business Insider. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Benny (July 23, 2012). "Language leveling up: Moses and Benny speak a dozen languages in Columbus Ohio". Fluent in 3 Months. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Thalen, Mikael (March 6, 2021). "Popular language YouTuber 'Laoshu' dies". The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Ke, Bryan (March 8, 2021). "YouTuber Laoshu505000 Who Spoke Over 20 Languages Passes Away at 39". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Thobejane, Lethebo (March 5, 2021). "Professional Polyglot, Moses McCormick Has Passed Away". Latest News South Africa. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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