4 Bizarre Myths Of Being Bilingual
As an English and Italian Bilingual, I often receive some absurd questions about being fluent in two languages that always make me smile. Fascinated by the topic, I started researching some fun myths about being bilingual and thought it would be interesting to discuss and dispel a few of these. "Bilinguals translate from their weaker to their stronger language" Born in England but raised in Italy until the age of 18, I feel more comfortable speaking in Italian. As such, I remember being asked quite often whether I translate phrases into Italian first, think of an answer and then retranslate it back to English. Although this would make me seem slightly problematic and long to reply, it’s not the case as the overwhelming majority of bilinguals can think in either of their two languages immediately. "Bilinguals dream in different languages” This one I believe is actually true! Since I moved to Glasgow I’ve noticed I started dreaming in English more often than ...