Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speaking English

Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by pmoriarty on Thursday May 20, 2021 @12:19PM (#27223147)

I'm talking about native English speakers. It's not as grating if it comes from a non-native speaker, who you know hasn't mastered the language yet. When a native speaker says it, it feels like they should know better and are intentionally trying to make themselves sound smart.

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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by kilbuz on Thursday May 20, 2021 @01:31PM (#27224254)

I think a lot of the usage you reference is blindly picked up in corporate environments, and has little to do with trying to 'sound smart'. My wife laughs at my vocabulary on my Zoom calls. After listening to myself, I have to agree.

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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by oblio on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:32PM (#27225964)

So what I'm hearing is that your ask for everyone is to not leverage obvious linguistic synergies in order to enhance the listening experience?

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