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My native language is English. I do a lot writing in Gaelic, but I doubt I'll ever be more than functional in that language. Gaelic grammar is straightforward and quite logical, but the expression of ideas is highly idiomatic (and often surprising, from an English-speaking worldview). I've become quite proficient as a translator from Gaelic to English, so I can understand what I read, but I'm far less certain when trying to write directly in Gaelic.
It's opened my eyes a great deal to the struggles others might have in writing in English.
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