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Axel Rauschmayer@rauschma@fosstodon.org
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What language do you speak best? (Hypothesis: There are many French & German speakers in the Fediverse.)

:fediverse: Boosts appreciated!

French15%
German28%
English30%
(Other)25%

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Irina@irina@wandering.shop
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Replying to @⁨rauschma@fosstodon.org⁩

@rauschma If that had been checkboxes instead of radio buttons I could have checked English as well (but Other it is).

⁨Oct⁩ ⁨12⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨15:45⁩en
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Axel Rauschmayer@rauschma@fosstodon.org
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Replying to @⁨irina@wandering.shop⁩

@irina More than one native language, nice! Checkboxes would work well in some ways, but you’d also get the wrong impression that there are more people. That is, I hadn’t even considered using checkboxes, but I don’t see either approach as a clear winner.

You checking “English” would work, too, I think.

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Irina@irina@wandering.shop
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@rauschma I grew up *almost* bilingual (Dutch/English). I'm completely bilingual for reading, writing and listening, and practically bilingual for speaking (I have a bad all-over-the-world accent in my English).

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Axel Rauschmayer@rauschma@fosstodon.org
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Replying to @⁨irina@wandering.shop⁩

@irina Leuk!

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David Penfold :verified:@davep@infosec.exchange
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@rauschma @irina My daughter was born in France to an Italian mother and English father, and moved through all three as a kid. I wouldn't have a clue what her native language is (although she spent her formative years of school in England aged 4-11, which has a huge effect).

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Irina@irina@wandering.shop
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Replying to @⁨davep@infosec.exchange⁩

@davep @rauschma I know an almost six-year-old kid with Russian parents who lived in Turkey for a couple of years and now lives in Serbia with her father who speaks good English (and often does so in video calls), so she's fluent in all four languages.

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David Penfold :verified:@davep@infosec.exchange
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Replying to @⁨irina@wandering.shop⁩

@irina @rauschma

Brilliant!

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