Can You Lose Your Native Tongue? (2024)

Re:Can You Lose Your Native Tongue? (2024) by FlyingSnake on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:45AM (#43137320)

I have the same experience as well. After living in Germany for 12+ years, my English sometimes has this weird mix of English words and German grammar.

My daughter however speaks fluent English and German so I don’t think they’ll have the same problems.

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Re:Can You Lose Your Native Tongue? (2024) by gizajob on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:55AM (#43137369)

If English had German grammar : https://youtu.be/50jkO2s4Sp0?si=fvPfoJW9WKG51IL-

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Re:Can You Lose Your Native Tongue? (2024) by ahazred8ta on Monday February 24, 2025 @04:09AM (#43157370)

If English had no non-germanic vocabulary: the classic Uncleftish Beholding essay on atomic theory https://anglish.fandom.com/wiki/Uncleftish_Beholding

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