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Re:Ghoti by lemming on Saturday June 20, 2020 @05:10PM (#23587328)
FWIW I’m a native English speaker and the same happened to me when I learned Spanish. I suspect that with any language, native speakers have a much wider vocabulary and use more colloquialisms, not to mention speaking much faster and more cultural references etc.
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Re:Ghoti by tmountain on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:08PM (#23588210)
Same for me. I speak "North American" Spanish fluently. I struggle with Cuban, Argentine, and Chilean Spanish. My sweet spot is non-native speakers, as the vocab is usually simplified.
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Re:Ghoti by flobosg on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:59PM (#23588496)
> I struggle with Cuban, Argentine, and Chilean Spanish.

As a Chilean I understand very well what you mean ;)

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