• Wait, what words were used to say that?
  • horse@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    I’m fully bilingual (learned both languages at the same time) and that is not my experience at all. For me it is 100% subconscious. I just automatically speak the appropriate language for the situation I’m in without thinking about it.

    In fact if I try to consciously speak the “wrong” language for the situation I’m in it feels very weird and it takes a lot of effort to not mix up the pronunciation.

    Dreaming/inner thoughts work the same way. The language is always automatic based on context.

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      2 days ago

      The inner thought part is also the case for me. For example, when browsing lemmy, my thoughts go to English and revert back only when I read/talk my normal language.