@niktemadur to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agoLike Neo in The Matrix and "I know kung fu", what one ability would you choose to upload directly to your mind?message-square196arrow-up1173arrow-down16
arrow-up1167arrow-down1message-squareLike Neo in The Matrix and "I know kung fu", what one ability would you choose to upload directly to your mind?@niktemadur to Ask Lemmy • 1 month agomessage-square196
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink61•1 month agoThis is a neat idea until you’re in a situation where you remember 38 different words for a thing, just not the one in the language you need
minus-square@ccunninglink41•1 month agoI only speak one language fluently and one language extremely poorly. The number of times I’ve been able to come up with the word I want in my second language and completely blanked on it in my native language baffles my mind.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•1 month agoThis is why I learned the shit out of English: If I forget a word, there’s like 6 more words that are close enough to the one I forgot.
This is a neat idea until you’re in a situation where you remember 38 different words for a thing, just not the one in the language you need
I only speak one language fluently and one language extremely poorly.
The number of times I’ve been able to come up with the word I want in my second language and completely blanked on it in my native language baffles my mind.
This is why I learned the shit out of English: If I forget a word, there’s like 6 more words that are close enough to the one I forgot.
This is why Spanglish is a thing.