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[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks! Got me confused when reading the whole post but then I guessed something like what you just said already.
Just wanted to have some confirmation.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"foreign language guy"

speaks better English than most native English speakers

[–] hakase@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Speaks ~~better English~~ English closer to an arbitrary standard than most native English speakers

That's what usually happens when you focus on learning the "standard" in isolation instead of being exposed to stigmatized non-"standard" dialects as a child as you acquire your mother tongue.

Happens with literally every language.