Last time, I left you with my opening statement about the real disaster of being unable to speak your language.
I had promised to elaborate more on the topic.
Keep in mind that these scenarios we are going to talk about, involve people that are able and mind-bodied to speak clearly with as little impediment as possible.
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I want you to picture a scenario where a person you would consider a foreigner (exclusively because they aren’t originally from your native land),
Clearly speaks your own language better than you do, the native!
Scenario 2, involves heading to an eating area and as you try to place your order.
You stutter and fumble with words of a language you are natively connected to.
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Scenario 3 and the most trying of all;
A child speaks your language much much better than you do, as an adult or as a parent!
How the hell, do you even let that happen or sit well with you?
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Isn’t that a complete disaster?
It is disaster
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A disaster indeed……we need to embrace our cultures and languages.
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Preach it! Not being able to speak your native tongue is criminal! That’s so much for being attention to this topic!
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As always, the articles on this site have made me think about things a bit deeper. Language is so complicated whether native or a second language.
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It would be absolutely frustrating but I wouldn’t consider it a disaster. Unfortunate, yes. For me to think of something as a disaster, it has to be life altering such as death!
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I am confident that I have a good grasp of my native language, however do lack confidence in speaking other languages
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Communication is integral to our lives as humans. Not being able to speak your language is terribly hard.
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being unable to speak your language fluently can be a challenging experience, but with practice and dedication, it’s possible to improve your language skills and feel more confident in your ability to communicate effectively.
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Your posts always get me thinking. I find myself reflecting on your words for awhile. Thank you for always provide a thought-provoking post.
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I think a great example of this is when the parents are of different nationalities and their kids speak each other’s language but the parents don’t speak each other. Let me know if im wrong.
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It’s a failing on schools where people are not able to speak their own language. It can be up to us to address this ourselves.
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This is why I think it’s so important to celebrate and preserve our languages and encourage language learning, not just for ourselves but for future generations. The ability to communicate in multiple languages is a valuable skill that can enrich our lives and broaden our perspectives.
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I don’t know that it is a disaster. However, it is something that should be rectified
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This is a sad reality and hopefully, we can do something about it.
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yes, it’s a disaster sometimes, especially if there are many languages like in my country. Thankfully though we have different languages from other provinces, still there is a common language used for all.
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I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to not be able to communicate clearly with others. Hopefully this is something we can rectify soon.
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Anyone that can speak more than one language kudos to them.
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That would be a difficult situation to deal with.
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I totally agree with you. Especially it’s so hard to have no idea of what you want to say or express.
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It is indeed a disaster. I sometimes struggle to find the right words in my 2nd language.
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It is indeed hard to think of myself not being able to speak in my native language. I don’t take that for granted!
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As someone who speaks 3+ languages, this is such a hard thing to grapple with. Hoping my children someday are able to grasp my native language and speak my other languages better than me. My mother is a native in Spanish but I cannot speak it, it starts with the parents for sure and it’s very sad.
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We certainly need to celebrate our cultural difference and embrace the effects from language. Thank you for an insightful article.
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This is really interesting. My husband’s parents are from Italy so he learned Italian when he was a young child. When his grandparents passed away they stopped speaking Italian to him. He understands it but speaks better English than his parents!
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Yes, if anything, we should have no problem speaking our own language fluently and accurately. If we cannot, then we need to self- educate on the matter.
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There’s a lot that goes into a language and it actually doesn’t surprise me when someone speaks English as a second language better than native speakers. We speak in slang, get lazy, etc. since we know what we are saying. When it’s a new language, you don’t understand all the nuances yet.
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Honestly, I’ve had some friends who don’t speak their own language for using other languages more and more.
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Any struggles with communication are so frustrating. So difficult!
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I think it’s very important to speak languages, sounds like a difficult situation
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Many people have many different experiences. It would be interesting to understand what was happening.
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