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> Most people don't realize that a language's accent is a physical thing. Right! This is why I hate saying English words in the middle of German sentences. It'
by TillE 11y ago
> Most people don't realize that a language's accent is a physical thing.
Right! This is why I hate saying English words in the middle of German sentences. It's actually easier to just say them with the German accent, rather than take the effort to rearrange both my mouth and my brain.
- titzer 11y agoAgree! But vice versa: I've been learning German for a few years and it's hard to dynamically reconfigure for the odd German place name or person while in the middle of English, but my German accent is actually pretty decent and don't want to let it get Americanized by laziness. The other way, speaking German and inserting English words with a German accent, is actually pretty comfortable, I find.