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The cited example shows a neuroscientist talking like an American teenager. As this is probably not intentional, the most likely explanation is a cultural disc
by jcl 18y ago
The cited example shows a neuroscientist talking like an American teenager. As this is probably not intentional, the most likely explanation is a cultural disconnect. If anything, it's a counterexample of extreme fluency, since a native speaker in her position wouldn't intentionally say that.
- jd 18y agoIt's just a slip of the tongue. When you pick up idiom from the television and exchange students it's easy to say something that's like totally retarded. She was probably just nervous and didn't know what to say. So she said the first thing that came to mind...