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Just so you know, it's not just you. I switched to using English since ~6 years, and almost never use my native language (Swiss French) anymore outside of excha
by dgellow 5y ago
Just so you know, it's not just you. I switched to using English since ~6 years, and almost never use my native language (Swiss French) anymore outside of exchanges with old friends and family. I feel that my clarity of thoughts took quite a hit. And thinking in my native language now requires a lot of effort as I got used to construct my thoughts in English.
On top of this I currently live in Germany, when I speak with my life partner (native German speaker) it is mostly in English, with some German words, and a few random French words and idioms I have no idea how to translate, so we have a tendency to reuse the same limited vocabulary just because it is easier to communicate.
- mateo1 5y agoI know what you mean. It appears that conscious thought is intertwined with language and greatly affected by it. I'm not quite sure how or why, I think some concepts and patterns of thought (maybe memories?) are linked with something language-specific, perhaps the words themselves. But at any rate it negatively affects my ability to think the same way, with the same clarity and speed as before. I've recently been trying to use my native language more to revert my inner monologue back to my native tongue. It does hurt my eloquence in English but I don't care.