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A while ago I took to asking people who speak fluent English as a second language what language they think in. To my surprise, a lot of them said they don't re
by huffmsa 8y ago
A while ago I took to asking people who speak fluent English as a second language what language they think in.
To my surprise, a lot of them said they don't really think in a language or voice.
I've got a King Arthur's damn round table up there having a roiling debate most of the time (not the norm), but I was surprised that so many people don't really have any sort of representation or "source" from which internal ideas originate.
- vidarh 8y agoLike you absolutely verbalize my thoughts to - if anything - an annoying degree. I'm Norwegian, but have lived in the UK for 19 years. I find myself switching languages mentally all the time. My "voice" is different, and when I think in English, I think with an accent even though I don't really "hear" my voice when I think (it is very strongly distinct from sound).