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Same here. English was my third language which I absorbed mostly from Sierra games at age 9-12. I didn’t speak it with anyone until years later. The Larry game
by pavlov 3y ago
Same here. English was my third language which I absorbed mostly from Sierra games at age 9-12. I didn’t speak it with anyone until years later.
The Larry games certainly offered some interesting colorful vocabulary and cultural references which all flew over my head. The word “prophylactic” still instantly makes me visualize the shopping scene from the first game.
The funny thing about learning a language this way is that English is forever stuck as a written language in my mind. I can speak it just fine [1], but it feels somehow a bit wrong. I’m guessing medieval clergy might have had a similar relationship with Latin.
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[1] Except for the pronunciation of the word “pear”. I still can’t remember if it rhymes with fear or bear. To avoid embarrassment, I stay away from food products containing this fruit.
- n40487171 3y agoIt's bear upside down!
- pavlov 3y agoI don’t think there’s a mnemonic that could overcome my peerless fear of pear…
- dumpsterdiver 3y agoSpeaking of pears is a perilous journey.
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- plagiarist 3y agoDoes it help if the mnemonic highlights an absurdity of English, like "bare pear?"
- stevoski 3y agoIn New Zealand English, pear rhymes with both bear and fear. So in a pinch, you can just pretend you learnt English in New Zealand.
- klyrs 3y agoDoes pear rhyme with beer (how I pronounce fear) or air (how I pronounce bear)?