DanielT
Major Contributor
I saw a TV show about language where the presenter said:
We (Swedes) both underestimate and overestimate our ability to speak (and write) English.
Underestimates:
We can have a fluent conversation with Englishmen without even reflecting on the fact that we speak English.
Overestimates:
If we think we can speak English as well as a person who has it as a mother tongue, go to the kitchen and open the drawers. Do you know the English names of all kitchen accessories?
I tested the latter. Hell how hard it was. He he.
If you do not have English as a mother tongue, try it.
We (Swedes) both underestimate and overestimate our ability to speak (and write) English.
Underestimates:
We can have a fluent conversation with Englishmen without even reflecting on the fact that we speak English.
Overestimates:
If we think we can speak English as well as a person who has it as a mother tongue, go to the kitchen and open the drawers. Do you know the English names of all kitchen accessories?
I tested the latter. Hell how hard it was. He he.
If you do not have English as a mother tongue, try it.