Not true if you speak 1 language at home & another @ school/work like I did as a child. Not all bilingualism is the same. Also diglossia. https://twitter.com/hiverintemporel/status/899728383805980672 …
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I don't think the 1st language deteriorates bec of the 2nd. We can lose proficiency in the one we use less because we have an alternative.
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One of my two first languages has definitely deteriorated since I moved to UK. But yes, use would keep both in good shape, as you say.
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I couldn't tell which is my first language because we learn 2-3 at one go back home. Moving to HK has actually improved two of these
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But I do speak English with less borrowed words from the other languages because international English speakers wouldn't understand...
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I had a lot of trouble understanding my boyfriend, US accent, when we first met. 
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