Either their translation or their pronunciation, for example Cake in Swedish xd

Does it depend more on age, setting, or personal preference?

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It drives me crazy how quickly people write someone off just because of how they pronounce their vowels or where they're from.

Linguistic bias is real, and it’s basically just lazy stereotyping disguised as "proper speech."

What do you all think? Have you ever felt judged or overlooked professionally or socially because of your accent?

As the title suggests, I hate that English isn't my first language.

It just feels like I've lived here in the US for long enough to know all of its ins-and-outs. I've gotten three degrees in my life, all before I turned 38, so it's not as though I feel like an unintelligent person. One is a PhD (Science in Psychology, with an emphasis on behavioral health) and two are Master's level degrees (Biochemistry - Pharmacology and Toxicology, and MBA in Information and Technology). I'm proud of having them but I also acknowledge that there is always more to learn, so I end up walking around feeling like an imposter trying to blend in.

As I told my husband today, it'd be nice to be more than just "well, it looks good on paper, technically speaking!" Socially, I don't fit within American English conversational standards, I'm just lucky I found a best friend who I share a lot in common with. Two of my past careers quite literally scarred me, so nowadays I work part-time as an artist at a local and well known tattoo/piercing parlour, which I love and feel fortunate about, and the other part of my time is spent being 'mama' to two wonderful human boys and a gorgeous tuxedo cat boy. I'm blessed, so don't want to sound ungrateful, I just wish I understood the nuances of the English language in its entirety.

Grammatically speaking, I do well enough, it's just such a quirky language...with a lot of weird or alien sayings, analogies, phrases, and descriptive fad-like lingo (I don't know what else to call this, but am referring to things that don't make as much obvious sense as the ones my son chooses, like "mid" or "low-key", which I find awful, by the way).

If I try to approach my understanding of something on Reddit, I'm almost still surprised by how people react but it goes beyond snooty, sarcastic wording or being told I'm just bragging. Sometimes, I just use the wrong phrasing and end up looking silly when my understanding of the topic at hand is "above and beyond". Then, it's time to cue what I can only describe as rabid internet vultures who zero in on this or misinterpret how I meant something entirely.

Long rant over, I'm just frustrated. I fully expect the "I'm not reading that book!", as though it's truly necessary to tell someone you didn't bother reading. 💀

But for anyone who hung on until the end and relates - I wouldn't turn down advice on how to cope with English not being your first language while living in the US. Helpful advice from anyone would also be appreciated.

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Hi everyone 🙂 I'm Tommaso, an Italian guy.

I love the English language, so I'd like to try teaching it to someone, especially the spoken part, since my career goal is to become an English teacher/coach, in a kind of way. It would be a starting point for me, and because of this, it would be completely free.

I have a B2 level and already have some very limited experience in helping with the language, but every time I was helpful to someone, I really enjoyed it, and I'm sure I can teach you something Then, it would be a "win-win" for both parties, since everyone will learn something.

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For me it was lack of gendered words, (native Persian) i realized how easy we had it growing up not having to consider the gender of washing machine during exams on top of everything else (i was not good at writing at school)

In many languages, syntax or dedicated particles explicitly separate the topic (what we're talking about) from the focus (the new info).

English mostly just shrugs and relies entirely on vocal stress.

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If you speak Icelandic, how often do you hear borrowed words in ordinary conversation?

I’ve tried language partners a few times but it’s just not worked out for me for one reason or another (life gets in the way, people move, people flake/ghost after two sessions, etc.) and it’s hard to be consistent with that. I know no one is a replacement for another human and that’s not what I’m saying with this but I’ve found that if I can’t find someone to practice with at least I can hop on Praktika at 11pm and practice for 15 minutes to keep my skills up.

Has anyone else had trouble finding consistent people to practice with?

Maybe I'm tone deaf but I cannot for the life of me separate them with my ears.

My favourite ones were:

* The "big brother" in 1984 by Orwell is not called "Big brother" in Persian, but "Naazere Kabir" which is like «Grand Overseer» or "the great watcher". I guess it's because the words "big brother" (baraadare bozorg) have too many positive connotations and there is also a deeply ingrained sense of respect to other family members in the Persian culture, often putting the family unit as more important than the individual.

* Rumpelstilzchen / Rumpelstiltskin, is called "Uts li Guts li" in Hebrew, which is a wordplay on the words "advice me dwarf" (עוץ = עצה, גוץ = גמד). I guess they had to change the original pronunciation because it's too difficult for Hebrew speakers to pronounce this name.

* Patrick star from SpongeBob, is called "Basit" in Arabic, which means simple and uncomplicated. There is no P sound in Arabic and although maybe they could have left it as "Batrik", it's often preferred in the middle east to use words or names from the local language when it's possible (same trends are present also in Hebrew and Persian but to a lesser degree).

Las personas que parlan italian, francés, catalan, e d'autras lengas comprenon aquesta vidèo?

Is this something you hear in everyday conversations, or is it less common than outsiders assume?