Re:Poll: How many (natural) languages are you fluent in?
by jensnockert on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @04:55PM
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Are the requirements for 'fluent' going down?
I do not think I am fluent in english, sure, I can keep a professional, academic or personal conversation in english for any length of time without any real problem. On the other hand, if I meet a native speaker, I notice how much worse than them I am at finding words and how my language does not flow as it does for a native speaker.
(I know english and swedish, knew french and studied spanish and japanese. Would love to study chinese at some point too, I find their writing system very interesting.)
I do not think I am fluent in english, sure, I can keep a professional, academic or personal conversation in english for any length of time without any real problem. On the other hand, if I meet a native speaker, I notice how much worse than them I am at finding words and how my language does not flow as it does for a native speaker.
(I know english and swedish, knew french and studied spanish and japanese. Would love to study chinese at some point too, I find their writing system very interesting.)