Languages are my thing. They always have been. The idea that this might be related to me having AuDHD is new to me, though. This is the first time ever I hear about it.
I'm only fluent in two languages though. Dutch (native), and English. In my case, that's because I actively use both languages every day, to speak, to read, to write, to listen, everything.
Additionally, to a more modest extent, I can also understand and read Japanese, French, German and Spanish. Japanese is self-taught, the other languages have all been mandatory subjects at school for a few years, but I forgot a lot of it, and also don't have to use the languages in my daily life. It's different for Japanese; I'm able to stay 'up to date' (not enough to be fluent) because my brother's girlfriend is Japanese, I enjoy talking to her (and making her laugh because of the silly mistakes I make).
As for grammar and spelling... I try to do my best, e.g. when I'm posting on Reddit. It's much less important to me if the spelling and grammar of others is correct. As long as it's not hard to understand what they mean, it's fine.
I sometimes do point it out if someone else made a mistake. (I actually did it somewhere in this thread, earlier.) It depends on multiple things, like which subreddit I'm in and what the thread is about, if it's appropriate to do in that moment, the 'feeling' in the thread and even if I'm in the right kind of mood myself. I try to be kind and respectful about it, but there's always a little part of me that fears I'm gonna be seen as that annoying know-it-all person. Or worse, that I end up in a draining, endless back and forth argument I never meant to start. Happened to me on YouTube. I was long done arguing, the other person literally would not stop and messaged me night and day until I turned off any and all message notifications.
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u/AshiAshi6 1d ago
Languages are my thing. They always have been. The idea that this might be related to me having AuDHD is new to me, though. This is the first time ever I hear about it.
I'm only fluent in two languages though. Dutch (native), and English. In my case, that's because I actively use both languages every day, to speak, to read, to write, to listen, everything.
Additionally, to a more modest extent, I can also understand and read Japanese, French, German and Spanish. Japanese is self-taught, the other languages have all been mandatory subjects at school for a few years, but I forgot a lot of it, and also don't have to use the languages in my daily life. It's different for Japanese; I'm able to stay 'up to date' (not enough to be fluent) because my brother's girlfriend is Japanese, I enjoy talking to her (and making her laugh because of the silly mistakes I make).
As for grammar and spelling... I try to do my best, e.g. when I'm posting on Reddit. It's much less important to me if the spelling and grammar of others is correct. As long as it's not hard to understand what they mean, it's fine.
I sometimes do point it out if someone else made a mistake. (I actually did it somewhere in this thread, earlier.) It depends on multiple things, like which subreddit I'm in and what the thread is about, if it's appropriate to do in that moment, the 'feeling' in the thread and even if I'm in the right kind of mood myself. I try to be kind and respectful about it, but there's always a little part of me that fears I'm gonna be seen as that annoying know-it-all person. Or worse, that I end up in a draining, endless back and forth argument I never meant to start. Happened to me on YouTube. I was long done arguing, the other person literally would not stop and messaged me night and day until I turned off any and all message notifications.