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I like it when native English speakers use "vamoooo" or other Spanish words. On the other hand I'm not a fan of French sentences like "quelle surprise"; which I happen to see from time to time.

LOL. That was fun to read.

Guilty as charged: I think I've never ever in my life pronounced "Levis" the way you guys pronounce it. It happens with American brands in most languages. Another example which I'll never understand is the mispronounciation of "bluff" ("bleff") instead of "bloff".

Indeed. "Crin" sounds pretty similar to the English version and the syllable "ge" sounds like "he" as in "hehe".

"Cringe" is a good one too. Don't know if you heard it yet.

https://effectivelanguagelearning.com/language-guide/language-difficulty/ (Language difficulty according to the Foreign Service Institute) Now the scary part is that, from a linguistic point of view, Spanish ranks among the easiest languages for a native English speaker; in that list you'll...

I think the reason why most native English speakers can understand English, regardless of how broken it is, is the fact that you're exposed to non-native speakers using it all the time. Although I have to say many out there simply don't care and don't make the effort to make sense of what you're...

I was tempted to read the 50 pages long pdf but eventually gave up. My understanding is that they both observed two independent phenomena: the high-skilled underestimated how capable they were and the opposite happened with those who scored low. I fail to see why the result involving...

I think his accent is even better now. What do you think @nikad

Are you sure she wasn't born in a bilingual household? It's really difficult/almost impossible to even exchange a few words with a native speaker without him/her realizing you are not a native speaker. One person that truly mastered the Porteño accent is Dustin Luke, I think most of you guys...

Same here. People often think I'm from Germany or Norway. I've never been mistaken for a native English speaker; they can tell right away something's off but they can't place my accent.

You reminded me of the Dunning-Kruger effect: the more you know about a subject the more aware you are of how much you don't know. If you worry about words like sheetrock you're almost likely fluent enough to describe the object; if you hear a new word you'll be able to tell them apart from the...

Hello there! I created this thread to know a bit more about the language skills of expats in the forum and their experiences dealing with Spanish. I hope you all guys find this interesting. I might create a YouTube channel dedicated to languages in the future, and I would surely love to...

The only kind of chocolate that is worth its calories comes from either Belgium or Switzerland. There might be some exceptions that, unfortunately, don't come to mind as I write this.

Jajajajaja. That's my kind of pizza. I'm aware that food connoisseurs would berate me for that though.

Being an Argentine myself I have no bias at all and to my surprise many people here agreed with Thanos in regards to our food standards. I went to Italy and BBQ there was a solid 1 compared to the asados I'm used to. I have to say I've never been to the US so I have nothing to say about...

Completely wrong about Italy: you need to go through vaccination for school entry only.

Hello, Rollix. What kind of vaccines are you worried about? Covid or the good old ones like Polio that has been around since 1955. I doubt covid vaccines are mandatory, pre-covid ones are extremely safe. If you are worried about your child getting the Polio vaccine I'd rather have you elsewhere...

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Hello, I'm a linguist who teaches German, French and Spanish (my native language). I've been giving private lessons since early 2018 and I thought it'd be a good idea to offer my services here. If I had to describe what makes me a good language tutor, it is the ability to motivate my students...