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Comment by colejohnson66

5 years ago

It's the same with English. Maybe it's confirmation bias, but I've noticed many non-native speakers either write too formally, or choose the wrong synonym for the context. Everything is grammatically correct, but it just feels wrong.

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bananamerica  5 years ago

Non native speakers are generally more formal regardless of their usage of formal. I'm autistic so I'm highly formal in my native language as well!

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