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That is a genuine new thought for me, I only speak one language but it never occurred to me that if you are fluent in two or more that they might start to merge in your head into a single language, forcing you to work to isolate one as you speak it. All languages are a mix of others but I can't imagine having to differentiate the root of each word before it is used to ensure its applicability.
It works like a switch in your head. You consciously flip the switch to whatever language you want to use, but then afterwards you don't really think about it. It can lead to situations where you forget to switch the language back to a common language before speaking to someone
I only speak German and have only ever communicated in any medium in that language so it is difficult for me to place myself in the situation of being unsure which language I had used to say something.
I have a doubt.
I had been fighting a valiant fight to not make that joke since I first replied to this post and sadly lost.