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It's common and wrong. I had to do "ESL" courses at a Canadian secondary school, even though English is my third language, not second.
by koakuma-chan 10mo ago
It's common and wrong. I had to do "ESL" courses at a Canadian secondary school, even though English is my third language, not second.
- neutronicus 10mo ago"Subsequent Language"? "Successor Language"? "Secondary Language"? Feel like there is an "S" word that works
- sodapopcan 10mo agoHa, technically correct but also a little nitty. "First" and "second" are colloquial used here as "main" and "other." But again, you're not wrong.
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoEven if we were to admit that "first" meant "main" and "second" meant "other," it would still be wrong, because it is possible for your first language to no longer be your main language, which is the case for me.
- sodapopcan 10mo agoRight. Again, it's colloquial. These things happen in languages.
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoI know, just felt like being nitpicky :)
- sodapopcan 10mo agoAll good :D
- neilv 10mo agoIs this thread just toying with the metrics?