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Does speaking a second language make you feel emotionally detached? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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For example you might use swear words casually or come off as insensitive without even realizing it. Your intention might be to give an empathetic or thoughtful response, but instead, you just sound cold

Have you ever experienced this?

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[โ€“] 5 points 6 days ago

No. But I find many things sound natural to me in English (2nd) while sounding weird in my native language.

It's not the matter of translation or phrasing, instead it's that I am not used to discussing some topics in my native language, going to the point of feeling uncomfortable to say or write.

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