Comment on Someone should research, why older people struggle to identity whose phone is ringing, if it's their own. Even if no one else in their social circle is using the same ringtone.

• TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What is your first language if you don’t mind me asking

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  • FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    All good, it’s German. We have terrible comma usage

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    • TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I’ve found it interesting how people who learned English as a second language tend to use sentence structures and patterns associated with their first language. What are the ways to tell if a German speaker is obviously American or has learned English first, if you know them?

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      • FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Pronunciation is a big one - they often struggle with the “r”, and sounds like “ch”. Also, instead of “the”, German has “der”, “die” and “das” with no obvious structure when you should use which, so people fail to say the correct one.

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    • Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      My favourite German word can be used now, although probably spelled incorrectly and missing accents. Your comma usage is verbesserungsbederftig.

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      • FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yes it is :)

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