Not intrusive at all. Usually I start in English and then translate it into German. That's why the English comes first. Of course, it's not exactly logical since German is my native tongue, but when it comes to writing, I think in English, for whatever reason, unless I really bring myself to thinking in German. In everyday matters, however, usually I think German, while in my mental "instant fanfics" it's English again... very mixed up.
Yeah, I know about being afraid to mess up... I took four and a half years of French in school but forgot most of it because I never applied it. And by now, I don't dare starting again because... well, I forgot so much. And Latin, well, who are you supposed to talk to in Latin... But I'm learning Japanese now... although I'm not good at it, as it is. I tried Chinese in school, too, but I had real problems with the stresses, the "melody" of the language... But at least there's English. ;)
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Date: 2003-10-08 02:16 pm (UTC)Yeah, I know about being afraid to mess up... I took four and a half years of French in school but forgot most of it because I never applied it. And by now, I don't dare starting again because... well, I forgot so much. And Latin, well, who are you supposed to talk to in Latin...
But I'm learning Japanese now... although I'm not good at it, as it is. I tried Chinese in school, too, but I had real problems with the stresses, the "melody" of the language...
But at least there's English. ;)