Made this meme a while ago from that tweet but never shared it

  • HyonoKo@lemmy.ml
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    14 days ago

    I felt the same before I moved to a foreign country and didn’t have the privilege anymore of speaking perfectly without any effort. Now I have become more tolerant and it makes me feel good.

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      13 days ago

      I did exactly the same thing, and it’s difficult. Particularly at an older age!

      But it’s not learners that make mistakes like saying “on accident”, it’s mostly native speakers. And then they pass on their mistakes to non native speakers

      It’s perfectly fine to call them out on it.