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How many of you are non-native English speakers? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by myszka@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@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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[–] 0485919158191@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I’m not a native speaker but in Sweden we do learn it from a very young age. We don’t dub anything, we watch shows and movies in English with Swedish subtitles. English is also mandatory from 3rd grade up until you finish college. Now, combine that with social media.

I don’t consider myself a native speaker but I am extremely proficient.