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Would you forget English if you didn't speak it for ages?

Just wondering- Say for example, you spoke english as a first language, and then you were like 20 you moved to like, Japan and never spoke a word of english again, would you then 60 years later still be able to speak fluent english?

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Answer #1

in short, yes… its near impossible to forget your native language… your native accent would change but you would never forget your home countrys language if you have spoken it for 20 years.

Answer #2

ya my mom dose the same thing we lived in vegas and her family came and she couldnt speek right now its hapening to me!we call it germinglish!

Answer #3

swenglish!!lol yea..its possible!! unless you take books to that place and secretly keep reading them for the next 60 years!! damn!! I wud hate to live that long!!

Answer #4

I am swedish and I moved here (US) less than 2 years ago and im starting to forget some words so when im speaking swedish with my family sometimes when we cant find the right word in swedish we say it in english so basically we’re speaking swenglish;)

Answer #5

yes I just moved to germany and have forgotten words!

Answer #6

oooh swenglish… I like it =] lol

Answer #7

to be fair I think you wouldnt forget your first language because its one of the basic things you learnt from when you were younger

Answer #8

No. I will never forget my native language English and it’s because of all the English songs I have listened to. Almost every website is in English and so I always type in English whenever I ask or answer Questions. Even if I become an old lady like 70 years old I can still type fast and speak English very well.

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