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user-inactivated  ·  3276 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Auto-antonym

Interesting. How early did you start with English?





veen  ·  3276 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I had my first English classes in what you guys call sixth grade, but I learned my first English words when I was seven because my Pokémon Gold was in English. Since then I've consumed so many books and media in English that I'm almost at a native level (although I can never quite get rid of the accent).

edit: also, did you know it's really hard for people from Germanic countries to pronounce 'th'? Especially when followed by an r. Thirtythree is damn near impossible to pronounce for me. fftirtiefffphreee

Quatrarius  ·  3275 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Those dental fricatives. Are there any other sounds that you have trouble with?

user-inactivated  ·  3275 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I did not know that! I have had many ESL friends but never really sat down and asked them about the learning process. The only language I ever studied was Latin, atypical. So I have no grasp of the differences.