This is a good question.
I do not switch to my native language since I speak it all the time.
HOWEVER, I will revert to my native accent though (which I also find that I am doing more and more anyway as I am getting older).
For instance, I am a native New Yorker. I was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island so I have a more-or-less natural (but not very strong) New York accent. I will say "cawfee" or "dawg" or "aw-fiss" for "coffee" or "dog" or "office" as a native NYer
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But, when I became an adult and moved to upstate NY for college, the NY accent is considerably diluted (but not completely gone) by the people who live there. I have lived in many places and my accent and vocabulary switches based on where I am. For instance, I now live in Missouri and my wife is a native Missourian. To her, we "warsh the dishes" and the capital of the USA is "Warshington DC". So, I will often say these things too. And, I usually say "dog", "coffee", and "office" now using the standard "TV anchor" American accent...
... BUT, if I get close to NYC or get very emotional, I will switch back to my native NYer accent.
No. But I have been told by strangers that I get very Scottish when I'm mad or excited. Like they guess I'm Scottish - I have the ancestry, but I don't speak much Scottish. I know a few words of Gaelic. Maybe it's something in phrasing or gesturing that I picked up from the parents - and they picked it up from their first gen Scottish family. I don't think I suddenly start talking with the accent or anything, unless I'm doing it for emphasis or to do a voice on purpose. I do swear, but it's in a bunch of different languages, depending on who's around.
I speak 3 languages fluently, and I mainly swear in English when I’m texting. When I’m speaking, it’s a different story. Depends on the cuss words. Some words just fit some languages and phrases while others don’t. My cousin understands all the languages I speak, but only speaks English, Spanish and French fluently, so when I’m conversing with her, I stick to cuss words in English. (I don’t speak Spanish or French)
From what I have seen, people tend to reverse to whatever language they are currently most in touch with when they are extremely flustered. My mom's native language is a Philippine dialect, but when she gets really excited she ends up speaking in English even if she is talking to someone who speaks the same language as her.
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Nope I swear mostly in German (2nd (language) or in English (3rd language)
Welsh doesn't have any good swear words. Their either phonetic versions of English ones or sound like they were dreamt up by a 6 year old choir boy. If you want to let rip and not sound like a children's cartoon character then you have to swear in English
I do it by level fitness
I belive every curse word has its place and time, and hardness level so use the right one depending on the need in any langrage I speak
English is my second language but it's the language I primarily use. So I swear in that.
I only use my native language to swear if I want to cuss out a person to their face without them knowing what I'm saying :)
I'm not fluent in any language other than English, but when I swear it's always in german. We have some really, really close german friends, from since young childhood, and the mom especially left a considerable impression.
Depends on who I'm around. Usually I'll curse in German if it's outside of casual dialog, it adds a bit of an extra oomph to it.
I mainly spew profanities in Italian, a language in which I do not even have a cursory conversational grasp. It is my maternal grandmother's doing.
That's the opportunity you have to use those few words you can in other languages that you can't speak like finnish.
I swear in several other languages. All of which I learned early on. Funny how you pick up curse words the easiest.
I speak two native languages and it depends. Some swear words fit better to one language than another.
i go batshit crazy and use my potty mouth in all of the languages i can somewhat speak
I don't speak well of my native language but there is a saying that goes to curse well always use a language you are good with and that person doesn't understand
I do not use foul language. Why would I swear in any language?
s No. Usually when I'm angry I swear in English and it's not my native language.
Most people I know who speak multiple languages do this
Sometimes, I revert to French or Michif so nobody knows I am swearing.
I do mix my languages in any context and sometimes people dont speak all the languages I speak and they were like whattttt
At home, YES. We speak Polish at home anyways, so it just happens without me even thinking about it
I don't usually swear in anger but when it does come out it's 50/50 if it'll be English or Swedish
I swear in all the languages I speak 🥴😂
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