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[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

it’s actually impossible to be bilingual because you can only ever be speaking at most one language at a time

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

"Do you speak both English and Spanish?"

"No."

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 hour ago

"What about Czech?"

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Entire comments and jokes as hashtags is the most Tumblr thing

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 39 points 10 hours ago
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago

"It's just a phrase" you mean!

[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Me, trying to sound cool as an aromantic asexual atheist:

Actually I'm alingual as well

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

aromantic

I had to read that several times to understand how organic chemistry relates to your post.

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Can't somebody smell nice without having to bring chemistry into the equation?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Hum... Actually, no.

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago
[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

What's "heterolingual"? You can only talk to people who speak a different language than the one you use?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

Like Han and Chewbacca.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Pidgins are languages in their own rights. Maybe code switching would fit better but actually no, that's on the spectrum of bilingualism.

Edit: since pidgins (unlike creoles) aren't used as primary languages, I guess I now get what you mean

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 21 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I'm not homolingual but I am spanish-curious

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I experimented with French for four years in late high school/early college, but didn't we all? I feel like I got it out of my system. I don't even really think about that stuff anymore.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 32 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You jesus hating degenerates!

I only talk one language at a time!

[–] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

And it's English, just like Jesus spoke.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago

Citation needed

As a good Lutheran, I read the bible and Jesus speaks German all the time

Now slow down there buckaroo.

I said I only speak one language at a time.

Men have needs. And I need many languages to keep me satisfied. I’m a good christian though so I only speak one at a time.

(/s, although my native language is not english)

[–] Imadethis@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's usually 'polyglot' though, right?

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 7 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

That’s a noun not an adjective.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago

We're talking about language! Don't bring in grammar!!

[jk]

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

So what am I, being trilingual?

[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 hours ago

You better be Mormon. Polyglotimy is only allowed for them for some reason.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 hours ago
[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

You are even more confused, there are only 2 languages

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Aw fuck. Which one is made-up?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 16 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago
[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I'm up!

What about three trilinguals at the same time?

[–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago (3 children)
[–] plzExplainNdetail@slrpnk.net 27 points 12 hours ago

I think it's in reference to how bi people are often told they are being "greedy" for wanting all/both sexes rather than just having the '"one" the speaker expects. This usually then leads to the misguided conclusion that they are promiscuous and unfaithful - https://lgbtqiacounseling.com/bisexual/bisexual-stereotypes/#Bisexuals_are_Greedy_or_Unable_to_Commit

[–] Imadethis@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 13 hours ago

We constantly get accused of taking two lovers, thus lowering the amount available for others, despite the incredible challenge of just trying to keep one around when they think you want to cheat on them with someone of the opposite sex.

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 4 points 13 hours ago

Leave enough for the rest of us!!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

Something something "tower of Babel."

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 13 hours ago