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Ramalamadingdong · 28th July 2008, 13:32

Earlier in this thread there were some interesting questions raised about someone who is truly bi-lingual. I am one of those farangs who does translation work from English into Thai or from Thai into English. In my situation, my thought (on a conscious level anyway) depends on the situation. For example, if I am at a Thai school, talking with a teacher, and we are brainstorming, I will have my internal or external thought process in Thai. When I am with other English speakers, it's in English. I know a few others like me and they are the same way. I agree with Guy Mandude though, true thought is pre-verbal. Unfortunately, in my experience, it is also subconscious. So how can we know what we are thinking at a subconscious level? It makes for interesting discussion.

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Ramalamadingdong Ramalamadingdong is watching Ed's daughter wash the motorcycle....Ahhh! Established User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Somewhere between optimism, reality and madness! Posts: 321 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 121	Re: How Thai interfers with learning English Earlier in this thread there were some interesting questions raised about someone who is truly bi-lingual. I am one of those farangs who does translation work from English into Thai or from Thai into English. In my situation, my thought (on a conscious level anyway) depends on the situation. For example, if I am at a Thai school, talking with a teacher, and we are brainstorming, I will have my internal or external thought process in Thai. When I am with other English speakers, it's in English. I know a few others like me and they are the same way. I agree with Guy Mandude though, true thought is pre-verbal. Unfortunately, in my experience, it is also subconscious. So how can we know what we are thinking at a subconscious level? It makes for interesting discussion. __________________ "Would you like some cheese with that WHINE?" "Beer is proof that God exists and that he wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin Franklin I to speaking gooder Engahland wary mutt! "We have a date with destiny...and it looks like she's ordered the lobster!"