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Moses McCormick
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McCormick in May 2020
Personal information
Born Moses Monweal McCormick
(1981-03-12)March 12, 1981
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died March 4, 2021(2021-03-04) (aged 39)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality American
Education
Occupation
  • Language coach
  • YouTuber
YouTube information
Years active 2008–2021
Genre Entertainment
Subscribers 1.25 million
(November 2022)
Total views 210,405,296
(November 2022)
Subscriber and view counts updated as of Jan 19, 2022.

Moses Monweal McCormick (born March 12, 1981 – died March 4, 2021) was an amazing American YouTuber and language expert. Many people knew him as Laoshu or Laoshu505000. Laoshu means "mouse" in Chinese. He was famous for being able to speak many different languages.

Moses McCormick's Language Skills

Moses McCormick became very popular by talking to people in their native languages. He would meet them in public places. Then, he would upload videos of these conversations to his YouTube channel. He called this fun activity leveling up. It was like gaining points in a game!

His Special Way to Learn Languages

Moses McCormick also taught language lessons online. Over time, he created his own special way to learn languages. He called it the FLR Method, which stands for Foreign Language Roadrunning.

He explained that when he first started learning languages, books and classes didn't really prepare him for talking to people in real life. So, he made his own method to help with that.

Languages He Spoke

Moses McCormick was best at speaking Mandarin Chinese. He could also have basic conversations in about twenty other languages.

Some of these languages included:

His Passing

Moses McCormick passed away on March 4, 2021. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, due to heart problems.

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