As a nonnative English speaker, I still struggle with some words despite living in the US for fifteen years. Reading this thread not only made me laugh but also feel less alone and self-conscious. Solidarity
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I still struggle even though I've been speaking English for 30 years.
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Lol it’s the least straightforward language i know to pronounce
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I don't even try, come on! But I can always enjoy being taught how to pronounce "Velazquez", "tortilla", "paella", "Málaga", "torrija" or even "Mondragón" by British experts.
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Being patronised my monolinguals is always "enjoyable".
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LOL, yeesss!
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By, my, whatever, you got me!
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Monolingual privilege is actually a thing BTW.
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Privilege, whatever the source, is always a bloody thing!

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I think some of the worst stuff about monolingual privilege manifests at much younger ages. Bilingual kids have more languages to learn so end up being a little less good (although eventually reach same abilities) when measured only in one language (as is usually at school).
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And so are bullied because of the perceived ineptness and so on. Pretty sad.
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My favourite memory is a guy instructing his student on how to talk to me: "talk to her as you would to a kid" or something similar. Both of course, younger and junior than I and in front of me.
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