This is definitely a bit of a stupid question… but methinks this happens to a good number of immigrants. Asking because there is a bit of a funny philosophical debate here:

  • Technically the second language is not “native” by virtue of you not growing up with it
  • But you speak it better than your native language, so skill-wise it is “native”

So do you have “native” language skills, or would you consider yourself simply highly “fluent” at the second language?

  • Owl
    8•1 day ago

    I believe they were talking about things like knowing the difference between “your” and “you’re”

    • bluGill
      -1•21 hours ago

      That is written language which is sometimes minimally related to spoken languge.