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How many of you are non-native English speakers? (lemmy.ml)
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Everyone seems so good at English so I wondered how many people learned it to such proficiency and how many are just natives

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

I'm from Spain and English is my third language (currently trying to learn Portuguese)

I've learn it with music (Judas Priest🀟), movies and series.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    For some reason, learning through music is really hard for me. I have zero issues talking and listening to English speakers for years now, but I still have to actively listen if I want to get 100% of some song.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    As a native English speaker I certainly won't process the words of a lot of songs without a conscious effort

    Lyrics are so often indecipherable as well. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGLYJQJh9c8

    One that I remember is that I had heard the song "believer" a number of times before learning its name, I always thought they were saying "pick me up and pick me up and leave me, and leave me". I don't think I even tried to decypher the rest lol

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