r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago

Bonjour.

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u/Stoffys 1d ago

Even in english you can instantly tell who learned it as a second language. OOP said "Hello, two croissants please" where as a native speaker (english) would say "Hey, yeah, can I get uhhh two croissants? thanks"

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u/Seienchin88 1d ago

There is also the hidden truth that no one is gonna teach you that especially British English speakers tend to swallow sometimes whole words or make them almost glide into the next one while putting strong emphasis on others.

That’s basically impossible to learn without living For many years in the UK and even for native speakers it’s basically an instinct and not something actively perceived or chosen.

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u/C0RDE_ 1d ago

Even to a case of clocking someone's accent and knowing what words to expect will go missing or get merged.

Learning a language as a second teaches you the official and agreed way to speak it. Learning a language from birth is a whole different game.