I'm from the US and English is the only language I speak fluently.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

From the UK originally, which is complicated enough. To foreigners I tend to say "England", which (a) is true and (b) everyone understands. But I consider myself British, not English, and certain not a "UK person" (ugh).

I speak French near-natively from having lived there for a big chunk of my life. Spanish: intermediate, because it's like French. German: got an A at GCSE decades ago, so not very good. Tried learning Russian a few years ago and, wow, that was hard. I cannot speak Russian. But being able to decipher the Cyrillic script is definitely a cool party trick.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I usually refer to England as Great Brittan? Is that generally preferred? Are there many Spanish speakers in Great Brittan?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I usually refer to England as Great Brittan? Is that generally preferred?

    No, because it's wrong!

    • Great Britain = England + Scotland + Wales
    • UK = Great Britain + Northern Ireland
    • British = citizen of (careful!) UK

    You're welcome.

    Are there many Spanish speakers in Great Brittan?

    Far fewer than there are English speakers.

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