For example you might use swear words casually or come off as insensitive without even realizing it. Your intention might be to give an empathetic or thoughtful response, but instead, you just sound cold
Have you ever experienced this?
No, if anything I sound warmer, because most of what I know is social niceties.
In some capacity, yes. English is my second language and I noticed it feels different (sometimes) to say or think something in it as opposed to my native language.
I found that sometimes my brain prefers thinking something in English because it feels more detached than doing it in my native language.
OMG YES!!! I thought this was just a me thing. It happens to me all the time with English and German
No. But I find many things sound natural to me in English (2nd) while sounding weird in my native language.
It’s not the matter of translation or phrasing, instead it’s that I am not used to discussing some topics in my native language, going to the point of feeling uncomfortable to say or write.
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