nkozyra 4 days ago

Yeah, the multi-lingual stuff isn't what I'm talking about. I'm referring to countries where English is spoken enough by this generation that it may just leak into a first language for their children or grandchildren.

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  • ywvcbk 3 days ago

    If you’re a born in a Welsh speaking household English is of course technically not your fist language.

    Yet by the time you’re an adult you’ll probably be indistinguishable from a native English speaker and likely use this as your primary language outside of your home. It really matters very little that English isn’t technically your “first” language in a situation like this.

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  • keybored 4 days ago

    First language means the first language, the mother tongue. Which implies supplanting the existing first language.

    Kids becoming bilingual is a different thing. It’s sort of weird if that was what you were talking about.

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    • nkozyra 2 days ago

      > Kids becoming bilingual is a different thing. It’s sort of weird if that was what you were talking about.

      It explicitly isn't. I'm talking about English becoming the first language in countries where the mother tongue is currently still the first language.

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      • keybored 2 days ago

        Good. That is wrong for all the reasons I’ve stated.

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