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First language poll

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Caradhras, Nov 18, 2009.

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What is your first language?

  1. Chinese (Mandarin Cantonese/Yue Wu)

    2 vote(s)
    4.1%

  2. Spanish

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  3. English

    18 vote(s)
    36.7%

  4. Hindi/Urdu Punjabi Bengali Gujarati

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Arabic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Portuguese

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  7. Russian

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Japanese

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. German

    3 vote(s)
    6.1%

  10. Korean

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  11. French

    3 vote(s)
    6.1%

  12. Vietnamese

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  13. Italian

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  14. Persian Farsi

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  15. Turkish

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  16. Polish

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  17. Ukrainian

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  18. Dutch

    2 vote(s)
    4.1%

  19. Slovenian or Serbo-Croatian

    2 vote(s)
    4.1%

  20. Hungarian

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  21. Greek

    1 vote(s)
    2.0%

  22. Czech

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  23. Hebrew

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  24. Swedish

    2 vote(s)
    4.1%

  25. Bulgarian

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  26. Danish

    2 vote(s)
    4.1%

  27. Finnish

    6 vote(s)
    12.2%

  28. Slovak

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  29. Norwegian

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  30. Other (please post)

    4 vote(s)
    8.2%
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  1. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    [​IMG] The language on the Boards is English but I wonder how many of us are not native speakers and have another language as their first language. So I thought it could be interesting to have a poll and see what languages (beside English) are the most represented.

    I selected options based on the number of native speakers worldwide with an emphasis on European languages for the less spoken languages. If your language is not included it's because the number of options is limited to 50 which is already a lot but a bit short when you try to make a somewhat comprehensive list.

    Thanks for posting! :)
     
    Caradhras, Nov 18, 2009
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  2. 8people

    8people 8 is just another way of looking at infinite ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    [​IMG] Um, you haven't made this a poll by the look of it :bad:

    Technically my first language is german, but I've never been to Germany or even left the UK. :lol: I also remember very little of it :(
     
    8people, Nov 18, 2009
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  3. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    Well it took me some time as I misread and we only have 30 options and not 50 so I had to put together a few languages (no offense to anyone) and leave a few out (Filipino and Malay which I wanted to include) so I guess there is even more of a bias toward European languages.

    What I mean by first language is the first language you ever spoke. So if the first language you ever spoke was German you should choose that option. ;)
     
    Caradhras, Nov 18, 2009
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  4. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    My first is English. I used to speak Arabic when I was a kid but I can't remember any of it now!
     
    Silvery, Nov 18, 2009
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    One finnish speaking finn here.
     
    Iku-Turso, Nov 18, 2009
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  6. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    My first language was baby talk, so I chose "other". :p
     
    Splunge, Nov 18, 2009
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  7. Loreseeker

    Loreseeker A believer in knowledge Veteran

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    Serbian here. :)

    (I ticked off Serbo-Croatian, though technically, it no longer exists as a language and you'd have a hard time getting either the Serbs or the Croatians to say that's their language. The languages are very, very similar, but you know, Balkans :p Still, it gives you a spot more in the poll - good thinking :) )
     
    Loreseeker, Nov 18, 2009
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  8. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    My first language is English, but I prefer to use Quenya or the Black Speech.:D Depending upon my mood.
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Nov 18, 2009
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  9. T2Bruno

    T2Bruno The only source of knowledge is experience Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    This reminds me of the old joke...

    Question: If a person who can speak three languages is called trilingual and a person who can speak two languages is called bilingual; what do you call a person who can only speak one language?

    Answer: American.
     
    T2Bruno, Nov 18, 2009
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  10. Montresor

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    Danish :yum:

    [​IMG]

    (Sorry, I meant the language, of course!)
     
    Montresor, Nov 18, 2009
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  11. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    Good one T2Bruno, it reminded me of the way French speakers were called "keskidi" in the Old West because they couldn't speak English and used to say "qu'est-ce qu'il dit?" all the time meaning "what is he saying?" ;)

    Truth be told I didn't plan on separating the two languages. I learned a few words when I was at university but I've forgotten them.

    Am I the only French native speaker here? :D

    @Montresor: yummy!
     
    Caradhras, Nov 18, 2009
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  12. Ironhawk Skylord

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    @Montresor: You illustrated the question "Danish, isn't that something you eat?" nicely. :D

    But like you, it's my first language too.

    Interesting that Caradhras put it on the list. It's not exactly a major language.
     
    Ironhawk Skylord, Nov 18, 2009
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  13. Saber

    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    I was going to select 'other' and type in 'American,' but I went with 'English' instead.
     
    Saber, Nov 18, 2009
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    English. With a bit of French (understand more than I can speak) :)
     
    Jondar, Nov 18, 2009
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  15. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    I'm a native English speaker. I studied German for years, but I probably haven't spoken a word of it in over a decade. So I can pretty accurately say:

    Ich kann nicht Deutsche (sp?) sprechen.
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Nov 18, 2009
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  16. Caradhras

    Caradhras I may be bad... but I feel gooood! Veteran

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    Only 40.91% of native English speakers so far. That's interesting (and unexpected). Of course I'm not counting Splunge! :p

    It's biased toward European languages and I knew that Danish would get a few votes. ;)

    Deutsch is the right spelling.

    I really need to brush up my German, I can get by but I'm not good at it.
     
    Caradhras, Nov 18, 2009
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  17. Atmer

    Atmer Wandering... Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    It's Portuguese for me, I wonder if I'll be the only one...:hmm:
     
    Atmer, Nov 18, 2009
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  18. Shoshino

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    English, Welsh secondary - I did learn German and Spanish in school, but that was a long time ago
     
    Shoshino, Nov 18, 2009
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  19. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    I speak American English, a small amount of Mexican (very different from Spanish), and an ample amount of Pig Latin... :D

    I can understand UK English if it's repeated a few times and I have some time to figure out WTF they're *trying* to say. :p
     
    Kitrax, Nov 18, 2009
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  20. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    For the future, you can now have up to 100 poll options. Just in case we get another poll like this. ;)
     
    Taluntain, Nov 18, 2009
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