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He was exposed to English from the very young age, it's basically his native language
by oytis 10mo ago
He was exposed to English from the very young age, it's basically his native language
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- nephihaha 10mo agoSort of. When I hear Nabokov speaking, he sounds like he has an unplaceable regional accent, as opposed to a "foreign" one. His writing in English is fluent, but can have a few tics in it — he repeats certain fancy words, and he tends to avoid slang. By the way, the last tsar's daughters reportedly picked up a slight Irish accent from one of their tutors. He was sacked and replaced by someone more pukka.