If I've only ever known English my whole life, would I ever

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2016-03-18 23:30:31 Post No. 7826711
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:30:31 Post No. 7826711 [Report]

If I've only ever known English my whole life, would I ever truly be able to understand another language, no matter how much work I put into it? For my entire life I have thought in English, used metaphors in English, dreamed in English. Do you truly get to know another language, if when learning it you always compare it to your native one?

Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:34:59 Post No.7826718
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:34:59 Post No.7826718 [Report]

>>7826711
Yes. You will eventually stop comparing though.

Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:37:59 Post No.7826729
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:37:59 Post No.7826729 [Report]

Yes. It's not even uncommon for people who move to different countries to eventually start forgetting their first language.

Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:43:13 Post No.7826753
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Anonymous 2016-03-18 23:43:13 Post No.7826753 [Report]

>>7826729
My father was born and raised in Sicily, moved to Canada when he was in his early twenties.

I'll never forget the day he woke up and told my mother he had his first dream in English. Bittersweet.

If I've only ever known English my whole life, would I ever

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