Straight up facts right there
I’ll never forget when I worked in fast food and my coworker from Guatemala asked me, “Can you settle a bet between Jorge and I? You speak English like a second language, what’s your first language?”
English is my first language.
Jorge won that bet.
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This even happens to me in my native language
I’m a swede with fully swedish parents, and I have always lived here, but I’ve always sucked at Swedish, both spelling and vocabulary.
But I’m way better at English, I often use English words because I can’t remember or simply don’t know the Swedish equivalent, and sometimes I just give up and fully use English for whatever I’m trying to explain. I wouldn’t say I’m great at grammar overall, but I’m above average based on how bad most people are.
Old Swedish people must be terrified by you!
As a French,
That’s it, that’s my answer.
I have found that reading challenging texts out loud has helped my writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
People mock me for it. But it develops an active vocabulary faster than anything that I have stumbled upon for myself.
“I have found that reading challenging texts aloud has helped me improve my writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills. Some people may mock me for it, but I’ve discovered that it enhances my active vocabulary more quickly than any other method I’ve tried on my own.”
I’ve made some revisions so that English speakers can better understand your text.
Totally unnecessary, and bizarrely patronising.
If anybody was struggling to understand that comment then they are not an English speaker…
He’s not looking to be published, he’s just trying to communicate, and doing so very effectively.
Swap that out for Spanish, and that’s me.
4 years of it in high school, and the best I can manage is sounding like a drunk 5 year old that curses with what I’m told is a Mexico City accent because the girl I dated from Mexico City taught me the fun words.
Like, I would have to have a dictionary in front of me to apologize for my bad spanish and be clearly understood. That’s how bad my Spanish is. But in my head? I’m all suave and shit. And in my dreams, I’m bloody fluent. Awake? Not even close
Hello am 48 year man from somalia. Sorry for my bed england. I selled my wife for internet connection for play “conter strik” and i want to become the goodest player like you I play with 400 ping on brazil and i am global elite 2. pls no copy pasterino my story.
