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Is it a negative thing that I exclusively read books in English rather than in my native language? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I primarily engage with fiction, particularly fantasy literature, and occasionally delve into non-fiction.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

It's harder to refer to things in your native language when you don't know how they were translated exactly (or whether some details/connections survived translation).

Vice versa, it's easier to discuss the books in English-speaking online communities. Your general English is going to be improving. If the original language is English, you don't have to suffer through a Zemblan translation.