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fudog  ·  3178 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Does your head use multiple languages?

I'm Canadian and my first language is English, but I went to school in French for the first six years. The program is aptly named "French Immersion". I used to think in French during school hours and when I spoke French with my brothers, and in English at other times. I can still switch my internal monologue into Frnch if I want, but I talk like a child. Sometimes I accidentally use French grammar, 25 years later: Many words that are capitalized in English, like "Friday", i'll spell lower-case by accident. High School French was my easiest subject, of course.