Native Language is not the same as Cradle Language - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Galadriel55 · 06-24-2012, 06:35 PM

That's a very interesting situation, Inzil. Really cool.

I noticed that, although I speak English fluently - even better than my native/cradle language (Russian) - I just can't speak it when I talk to Russian-speaking people. If I know someone speaks Russian, I just cannot speak English with them. And if by some circumstance I have to speak English to my family (for example, if we have non-Russian speaking guests), I speak with a horrible Russian accent - even though I don't have one when I talk to people at school.

06-24-2012, 06:35 PM	#4
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,540	That's a very interesting situation, Inzil. Really cool. I noticed that, although I speak English fluently - even better than my native/cradle language (Russian) - I just can't speak it when I talk to Russian-speaking people. If I know someone speaks Russian, I just cannot speak English with them. And if by some circumstance I have to speak English to my family (for example, if we have non-Russian speaking guests), I speak with a horrible Russian accent - even though I don't have one when I talk to people at school. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera