Question for fluent non-native English speakers: did you explicitly learn this at any point, or did you just pick it up?https://twitter.com/propensive/status/916681012368855040 …
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Replying to @propensive
I never learned this in school, developed a bit of an intuition later. Still don't know whether I'm doing it right.
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Replying to @larsr_h
It's the sort of thing any native speaker would feel petty correcting you on.
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Replying to @propensive
I get this, but I'd really love to be corrected. How else would I learn the nuances?
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Replying to @larsr_h
You will probably find that *I* will correct *you* on this sort of thing, as I know you...
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Replying to @propensive @larsr_h
But for most non-native English speakers, they just don't need to be told by me that the "l" in "salmon" and the "r" in iron are silent.
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Replying to @propensive
I did not know that. When we meet in Cádiz, teach me how to pronounce squirrel.
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Replying to @larsr_h @propensive
If it makes you feel better it's impossible for English speakers to say eichhörnchen.
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Is that the German word for squirrel?! That's hilarious. It means oak-corn-(little-thing)! Though now I know where "acorn" comes from.
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