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Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:23 pm
Esmé says...



As the topic says, lol.

So, does anyone write in a foreign for them language? Or, if you’re from an English speaking country, doo you prefer writing in English or any other language that you know? Why or why not?

Well, I suppose that since I started the topic, I should answer the questions first, hehe. I write in English (obviously) but English is a foreign language for me. I was born in Poland, wherever and to whichever country my family and I moved, we spoke in polish at our house. I’m currently at/in (no idea which here, lol) Poland and there’s Polish all around me. I go to a Polish school, and even though I go to a bilingual class (theoretically) the only thing which we do is grammar. Well, not the only thing, but that’s what we do most. It’s so booring….

Still, I write in English. Why? Because I’m complete rubbish when I write in Polish, hehe. Seriously. And obviously not to forget English, lol. My accent’s already gone wild, hehe.

… Which doesn’t mean that its easier. It’s irritating when you want to use a word which you know you know but can’t remember it. Very irritating, actually. The fact that you know it in Polish makes it worse. Since I’m lazy, and since I know the word, I WILL NOT CHECK IT UP IN THE DICTIONARY. Nononononono. So I end up passing the scene, hehe.

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Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:44 pm
Kitkat_1122_ says...



I write in English because:

1. It's the language I grew up with
2. I don't know any other languages.

And because of the second reason I couldn't really write in another language even if I wanted to.
  





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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:29 pm
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You may hear this a lot, but I think it would be awesome to be bilingual!! I'm just English-speaking, I'm afraid, with a little knowlege of Latin and French.

By the way, your English is excellent. You're a clearer writer than some of my friends who speak English all the time! ;)
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:33 pm
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Thanks, but I guess that comes with writing a lot, lol.

Used to speak three languages. Oh, all right, I know I'm being stuck up now, lol. -But I did pass third grade in Spain. LOL.

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P.S. That was certaintly not a tip, uhm...
  





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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:35 pm
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How have you come to live in so many countries? If you don't mind my asking.
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:41 pm
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My dad keeps changing his work (he's a what you can call scientist, works at different universities), and the whole family trudges after him. Currently he's in the U.S.A, and I'm stuck in Poland :( LOL

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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:43 pm
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Aww, I'm sorry. *Hugs* Make him come home soon!
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:44 pm
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We're having a nice little dialogue here, aren't we? LOL

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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:47 pm
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Heh, I've never been to Poland, but having lived in the United States all my life, I'm starting to think I would rather be 'stuck' there. ;)

I write predominantly in English, obviously... I did write a short story in French once, which was an adventure. ^_~ I also used to write in Ukrainian somtimes - but then Nana died and I consequently stopped speaking it in any real sense - so by this point in my life I've forgotten most of it.

I also tried writing in Arabic, once - my grammar was so screwed up that the thing bordered on the nonsensical. ^_^
  





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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:52 pm
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:) I one had an assignement to write for French... Eh, terrible, terrible... Copied everything from my friend...

I'm incognito here if my french teacher ever cares to look here... -Becomes very, very, very tiny*

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Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:54 pm
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eleinasari wrote::) I one had an assignement to write for French... Eh, terrible, terrible... Copied everything from my friend...


:razz:

For shame, Elein. ^_^
  





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Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:01 pm
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I know I like to write poetry and plays in Spanish... although you don't want to see them. Really.
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:34 pm
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Cool! Wishes wistfully that didn't forget Spanish* -Been a while since was in Spain, lol.

Anyway, awesome that you're writing in Spanish! You from a spanish-speaking family or did you just learn it?

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Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:05 pm
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Once I'm fluent in French, I plan on writing a few novels in it. And I'll probably (if I get published!) translate my own novels into French (or the other languages I will eventually become fluent in :-D)

I sort of have a language fetish, I love them so much, and I love the patterns to languages. I could most certainly see me writing in French, of course for now, I only know present and past tense so it wouldn't be a very good story! Not to mention, my vocabulary needs to widen.
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Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:10 pm
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In Russian! ...Though little, and less - they tend to become diglot weaves of English/Russian and then the narrative is insufferably convoluted. Poetry is a bit easier. ^_^


In Spanish and Italian, on whim, I write rhymes or opening phrases. English, though, doubtless is the language I've most practise in telling a story in.
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