Funny but English as a Lingua Franca is a thing. English has become a widely understood international language so its not just used to talk to native English speakers but also as a common language between non-native speakers.
And I deeply appreciate it.
I learned Spanish in high school, but I never really had the opportunity to use it (grew up in a very insulated community where minorities weren’t exactly celebrated and ‘you’re in America speak English was a common sentiment) and lost it. I can still say ‘your mom smells like cheese when it’su see water’ and a few other things, but any semblance of conversational Spanish is gone.
I write simple explanations in english because developers can only write simple instructions in code.
Gringo momento xd
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Sure. But I call it American!
in many cases, it's the only language that all participants in the conversation understand, not the only one for each.
but to be honest, if I could exchange my knowledge of my native language with the same amount of experience with something else (e.g. programming, math, etc.) I might take that deal (after moving to a primarily english speaking country of course).
And then the Anglos complain that they don't get the professional opportunities that those who know multiple languages get.
Cause no one uses pig latin anymore. Uckfay hetay olicepay
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Jesteśmy polką i polakiem
Dude, I get it, but I don't have anything against you and I'm not demanding you learn English to cater to me.
Please stop assuming I'm racist or selfish for only knowing the language my parents spoke most when I was a baby, I probably could have picked up Spanish from my mom's family but sending a teenager with Asperger's like me to stay with relatives in South America in 2007 like my normal-brained brother did as a foreign exchange student would have been infeasible.
I just want to write speculative fiction in my own language and in return be grateful to people who are willing to learn a trade language, not be told I'm a monster just for speaking only a language that's commonplace, is that too much to ask?
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I speak English because it's the langauge I know the best.
My Aafrikans is nie goed nie.
Sure but I call them boganeese
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Aujourd’hui quelque chose.
Cierto.
Yeah. The American education system sucks. They tried to teach me French, but starting in high school is stupid, so I barely scraped by. Also, Spanish should automatically be taught in most American schools at this point from grade 1. It's as much our unofficial second language as English is our unofficial first language.
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Dobre. Čo tak sa porozprávať po Slovensky?
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