r/Showerthoughts • u/Vitolar8 ‎ • 10d ago

Speculation With just how many possible combinations there are, you probably say a never-before-uttered sentence every day.

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u/Devastanteque ‎ 10d ago

It probably happens more often to bilingual people, as they tend to mix different languages with each other, so there's even more possible combinations

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u/Goofball-John-McGee 9d ago

Yep, I speak 3 languages fluently and 2 semi-fluently, and lemme tell you—happens all the time. I mix 3 languages or syntax. It slows down conversations because I have to think before I speak or translate when someone doesn’t get something.

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u/ThyPumpkinPie 9d ago

It's called code switching!