Hello fellow aspiring polyglots,
English is my second language, and German my mother tongue. However, I have lived in the US for 22 years and probably have a better grasp on English than on German (Commas are my enemies in both languages, and my level of success is worse in German when it comes to those). So, should I put both languages as native or none?
Another question I have is about following people: I clicked follow on several posts but I am not able to find these people again even though I really want to read what they are writing about. I don't remember their usernames either just what country they are from. Do you know a way of finding the people you followed on Journaly when you want to check in on their posts?
And lastly: Is it ok to write in a different language under a post because you want to enter the conversation even though you do not speak the language of the post well enough to write in that language (yet)?
I would appreciate any info and ideas you have for me.
Hello Silly7. On your feed page there is a link for followed journalers. It's just above the entries.
Hey there, I would say if you've been in the US that long, you probably know English to a native level, so you would be fine to put it as another native language. As for following users, if you follow someone on their post, you should be able to use the "followed journalers" filter on the My Feed page and see that pop up. Sometimes you might need to clear other filters first. And lastly, I would say it's fine to write in a different language under the post, as long as it is one that the original poster knows to at least an intermediate level, but I would also try to write as much as you can in that language, even if it is just introducing yourself. Hopefully that's helpful to you!
Hey! I would say it’s ok to put both languages as native :) and I think it’s also ok to enter a conversation in a different language than that of the original post. But I can tell you from experience that it’s worth it to put in the effort and do it in your target language. It gets so much easier so quickly, it’s incredible!
@Silly7 @rhys_jasper @MimmiCaro @ETH-Frau many thanks, good Q&A, i had doubts along the same line.
Hi all, your comments are much appreciated. Thank you. Also, I couldn't tell you for the life of me why I never noticed that follower clicking option. I feel a little stupid, I guess it falls in the category of not being unable to see what is in plain sight.
Hi @Silly7! I think it is perfectly fine to respond in another language. I do it sometimes, as you said when I am not confident enough to respond in the language of the post. I also sometimes mix languages, when I know the other person also knows those languages.