What language do you think in?

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Re: What language do you think in?

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Language is a tool used for interpreting thoughts into human understandable audio waves. It is basically a translation tool. Maybe what you meant is which language gets priority when you have a thought and your mind wants to translate it? That depends on the person you are talking to. However, your primary language is the one you use when something happens suddenly, things like "Oh my God!", etc.
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Re: What language do you think in?

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mcali wrote:
maybe? When I'm thinking I mostly see images. Is that wierd?
Now that I think of it, I do too. So, no, not weird at all. :)
Talo alle udaa wrote:Here is the interesting thing about this question-- what ever language predominates in your thought and dreams is your primary language.
The language you find yourself dreaming, making schemes in your head, is your real primary language.
So much for afsomali :cry: Thanks :up:
abakar20 wrote: i do believe one could strengthen a language by trying more to work the brain into thinking in such a language.
Thats what I've been actively trying to do the whole day!! What a coincidence!!!!
waryaa wrote:Language is a tool used for interpreting thoughts into human understandable audio waves. It is basically a translation tool. Maybe what you meant is which language gets priority when you have a thought and your mind wants to translate it? That depends on the person you are talking to. However, your primary language is the one you use when something happens suddenly, things like "Oh my God!", etc.
Makes alot of sense. :up:
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Re: What language do you think in?

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Adali wrote:I don't know if this is unusual but I actually think in my own language, I speak 3 languages fluently so sometimes its a mix of those, and you have to remember thoughts are not always speech but also images including something as simple as colors.
This came to mind...

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Re: What language do you think in?

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switches between English and Somali, but i think more so in English. Same thing with dreams.
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