Is English your first language?

[Logos]

I was just wondering.. it seems that there is a large proportion of members here who do not use english as their first language, either on the internet, at home, or both.

It comes up often here that someone is taken to task on their `issues' of misspelling, punctuation or grammatical mistakes. Even though english is my first language, I myself don't pretend to be a great writer, and I'm happy when others are understanding of it, or don't single me out because of it.

There are also many other reasons why someone might have issues with their writing here including the fact that they might be blind and use speech recognition software or they might be dyslexic.

I just thought I would do a poll to see what kind of percentages there are for the use of english. We all use english on this site, but my question is, do you use english as your first language in your `real' life?

If you vote No, it would be interesting if you would post here what your primary language is.


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D'oh! edited because I forgot to make the Poll `public'. If you voted in the other Poll please re-vote in this one.

[Jay]

Nope, first language Czech.

[NNoah3]

Logos,
My mothertongue is Spanish. I have been studying English 'seriously' for five years, but since I was in High School I studied it a little bit. Nevertheless, until now I don't speak English very well. I started to study English because I needed it for my job since I am living in a city near the border with USA, in most of the companies are requesting bilingual people. I believe that English is a 'global' language, it gave me the opportunity to know and keep in touch with people from every where. Besides that there are a lot of great writers whose their books are in English and I feel that when somebody translate these is like if they lose something.

[Jay]

Me be liking your new avy, Noah

Been studying English for 12 years now, still can't speak it properly after all that time though

[NNoah3]

I'm glad you like it Jay! This is a picture of Laguna Beach, CA.

I think that day by day we are learning something new. This is a great site for that! I enjoy reading and at the same time I am practicing my English.

[crisaor]

Nope. Spanish speaker here.

[Taliesin]

Estonian-speaker reporting in.

[subterranean]

Indonesian.

My first acquaintanced with English was when I was in 5th grade of elementary school (1991). I took courses but still my written and spoken English are embarrasing

[Koa]

Cool idea to have a poll, we know we are a lot of non natives but it's cool to have a percentage, even if just through a poll

As for me, Italian speaker...
I first started to learn English when I was 11 (before that I actually hated the sound of it) and I've always found it quite 'easy' and kinda natural...I've been using mostly it during these years of internet addiction (only this year I joined an Italian forum for the first time, it felt strange not to add English expressions at first), though I'm certainly not perfect yet...It's fun though

[Bongitybongbong]

English is my first language and I'm hoping to learn around six laguages.

[NNoah3]

WOW!!!
Can you imagine how powerful could be to do that?
I bet you can!
Going everywhere and being able to speak with the people in their own language.

Great Bong!

[Martha Q]

so many different languages....very very awesome......
complimenti to all those who are not mothertongue english....never would of guessed!!

[Koa]

WOW!!!
Can you imagine how powerful could be to do that?
I bet you can!
Going everywhere and being able to speak with the people in their own language.

Great Bong!

That's wonderful...I love languages, I have basic knowledge of a few but I'm only fluent in English and a bit in French (plus Italian of course), I'm just too lazy to really work hard on the others I suppose...which is a shame

[Martha Q]

ostia........people tell me that thats what they always say in veneto? is that true koa?

[baddad]

I originally spoke only gibberish, and I drooled a lot.....but I grew up and became (some might argue) fluent in English. On odd occasions I speak with a pronounced slurring......or sneering .....I'm never sure anymore........