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I would recommend seeking out other people in your same situation to talk to. Non-native speakers who are eager to learn but aren't yet fully fluent. You feel m
by biggestlou 3y ago
I would recommend seeking out other people in your same situation to talk to. Non-native speakers who are eager to learn but aren't yet fully fluent. You feel more emboldened to correct each other, you feel much more comfortable asking questions, and there's just no substitute for opening your mouth and speaking a language for hundreds of hours (even if it's a very basic version of that language).
You're gonna do great!
- VancouverMan 3y agoAs a native Canadian English speaker who has interacted with many non-native English speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds in Canada, I can't see how that approach would work out well. That sounds like a way to acquire an unusual dialect that might even be more confusing to both native and non-native English speakers, especially those outside of the major cities who aren't already used to talking with non-native speakers. If somebody wants to become fluent in Canadian English, they'll need to directly interact with native Canadian English speakers (or certain native American English speakers) for a prolonged period of time. Even then, I know many non-native English speakers in Canada who can get by well enough day-to-day, but even after many decades of daily practice, daily use, and daily exposure in Canada, they're still quite far off from fluency in many ways.