Acamon

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[–] Acamon 16 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Two years certainly could be enough, but it really depends what the environment. If OP, like many English speakers who live in France for a couple of years, was teaching English, or studying in an English speaking postgraduate course, and then socialising with a mix of people from different places, who all use English as their shared language... It can be pretty easy to miss out on a lot of immersion.

And the level of language to comfortably phone up a hospital, explain a slightly odd request and be bounced around different departments with the administration... I know plenty of native French speakers who would avoid doing that.

[–] Acamon 5 points 7 months ago

I'm actually surprised it's as high as that!

[–] Acamon 4 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I thought it was places that had circumcision that used the death grip, because of the loss of sensation? (but definitely not an expert!)

[–] Acamon 6 points 7 months ago

I did think that after I commented. Mais non, teaching English Linguistics in France.

[–] Acamon 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Teach at a university

[–] Acamon 3 points 8 months ago

Lots of guys do...

[–] Acamon 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I've found since I started doing them slower and less carefully they seem to be more acceptable. Like, start a captcha, switch to another tab and do something, then go back and finish it. No ai's doing that.

[–] Acamon 7 points 8 months ago

Tbh, almost all oven thermostats are not accurate for the actual temperature of the oven. Like, they probably are measuring 170 accuretly, but the thermostat is in the very back top corner and the temperature in the middle shelf is 15 degrees off.

People who are keen on baking, roasting meat etc where temperatures are important often recommend getting an oven thermometer so you can see the real temperature.

[–] Acamon 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess it'd be interesting if you could measure the drop in undeclared income by seeing places that increased their turnover as electronic payments became common. Although because covid was a big driver for that in many places, and disrupted all the expectations for business, demand, costs etc it might be hard to pick apart.

[–] Acamon 1 points 9 months ago

I dream a lot, but how vivid they are and how much I remember them varies. Sometimes they're very visual, weird or interesting, but often they're vague and hard to recall. I find that if I'm not getting enough sleep I don't dream as much, but then if I'm on holiday and catching up on sleep I dream pretty hard.

[–] Acamon 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

No idea why someone down voted this comment. It's pretty much all there is to it. Where ever you're publishing / monetising can have your real name for financial and legal aspects. But the name you put as the author of the stories / books can be whatever you like (probably not the same as someone else who publishes in your field....)

[–] Acamon 5 points 9 months ago

Very rarely. Which is odd now you point it out!

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