What language do you think in? : Othor Games

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:54 pm

English Hillbilly.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:55 am

I think in gibberish

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:31 am

what if you were born deaf? when i think in my head i use English....but what if you never knew the spoken word?

» Tue May 17, 2011 9:07 am

EDIT: I'll also think in the voice of Jeremy Clarkson after watching Top Gear. It's one of the best things...

IN THE WORLD.

I COMPLETELY AGREE.

what if you were born deaf? when i think in my head i use English....but what if you never knew the spoken word?

That's an interesting thought. Imagine what Helen Keller's thoughts or someone's like hers must have been like, especially considering she was an author.

It would seem like all the different languages mixing together in your head would get confusing to me, but I suppose it just sorta works

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:45 pm

Franglais. After I started to learn French, I gradually found myself using weird combinations of the two languages when I think.... but generally speaking, it is more English than French.

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:29 am

what if you were born deaf? when i think in my head i use English....but what if you never knew the spoken word?

Or if you lived before spoken language even developed. I think then you would think in images. If you were blind as well, you'd probably just have completely abstract thoughts or something.

EDIT: Of course, people will always think in abstract thoughts even if they think in language or images as well, but abstract thoughts would be the only option left if you were in those circumstances.

» Tue May 17, 2011 4:24 pm

Simlish.

You should edit that photo of yours to have a green diamond above your head.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:53 am

Now, I understand that thoughts are usually a combination of senses, emotions etc. and often don't really involve words...

:bowdown: That is deep

No it's not.

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:40 am

When I think to myself in words it's usually me planning a conversation with someone, so it's in my voice.

Anyone able to literally see an image in their mind? For me its like a semi-transparent photo, with the outter edges faded to black, whenever I try to visualize an image I saw. That's probably why I can't draw for [censored].

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:28 pm

Canadian french and Haitian creole and english and german.

» Tue May 17, 2011 11:21 am

There's a voice in my head, Abe, that claims it is spanish, but the other, Sparkles, claims it's in japanese. I trust Sparkles, he's the one who believes starting fires is a bad idea.

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:43 am

sparkles seems like gent, i would listen to him lol

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:58 am

I'm Danish, but I actually prefer to use English. My vocabulary is larger in English as opposed to Danish ( however, my grammer is still a bit behind sometimes).

I don't read the danish subtitles in movies, and if I choose subtitles I always pick english. I've also stopped reading danish books because I read faster in english and understand things better. When I think out loud, or talk to myself, it's also always in english.

It's pretty funny actually and it's also left me wondering.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:10 am

Both english and norwegian.

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:02 pm

I'm Danish, but I actually prefer to use English. My vocabulary is larger in English as opposed to Danish ( however, my grammer is still a bit behind sometimes).

I don't read the danish subtitles in movies, and if I choose subtitles I always pick english. I've also stopped reading danish books because I read faster in english and understand things better. When I think out loud, or talk to myself, it's also always in english.

It's pretty funny actually and it's also left me wondering.

Hah, that's awesome. How long have you been learning English for?

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:57 pm

Spanish and English. Depends on the situation, my state of being.

» Tue May 17, 2011 10:21 am

I don't think many people definitely think in a voice but can if they choose. Anyway thats how it is for me.
and I too if so choose can think in someone elses voice with inflections and al or different accentsl. However I'm merely limited to my single language or minutel fractions of other languages.

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:56 am

I'm Dutch so I usually think in Dutch. Sometimes I randomly think in English though, just for fun. :whistling:

But when it comes to reading/hearing English, I just know what it says. I don't have to translate it to Dutch first. In fact I might know perfectly what a certain English word means, but if you'd then ask me what the Dutch word for it is I'd have to think very hard.

I once forgot the Dutch word for carrot. That was really weird...

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:46 am

Now that I think about it, I can think in both English or Maltese. But it comes naturally with the latter.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:55 am

I once forgot the Dutch word for carrot. That was really weird...

Tell me about it. I was playing Mass Effect and wanted to say to my brother "Look at the stars!", which should have been "Pogledaj zvijezde!" in BCS, but I ended up saying "Pogledaj stare!" - I just took the English word "star" and added the appropriate BCS plural+case suffix "-e" to it. Now that's what I call brilliantly facepalmish.

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:27 pm

But when it comes to reading/hearing English, I just know what it says. I don't have to translate it to Dutch first. In fact I might know perfectly what a certain English word means, but if you'd then ask me what the Dutch word for it is I'd have to think very hard.

I once forgot the Dutch word for carrot. That was really weird...

So i am not the only one, nice to know :sweat:

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:45 pm

So i am not the only one, nice to know :sweat:

Actually that is quite normal. Your brain adjusts, and if one word is used more frequently, the other association might be lost. Can't even begin to tell you how weird this is once you have three languages competing for associations in your head.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:54 pm

Can't even begin to tell you how weird this is once you have three languages competing for associations in your head.

Yeah.....well i have five :blush: