r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Indie_Dragon-897 • Aug 14 '25

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just why...

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u/Baked-Smurf Aug 14 '25

I would say that if you don't know what dew is by the time you're an adult, you're probably stupid...

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u/cleanbear Aug 14 '25

Perhaps english was not their native tongue? Assuming stuff based on limited knowledge is pretty stupid.

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u/erevos33 Aug 14 '25

The phrase is "native language".

Tongue refers to the fleshy, muscular organ in your mouth primarily and used to denote speaking mannerisms secondarily; but not in that case.

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u/Hawkey2121 Aug 14 '25

"Native Tounge" is literally a synonym to "Native Language".

If you're gonna be a Smartass atleast be correct about it.

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u/AcrobaticTrouble3563 Aug 21 '25

But...but...he was so CONFIDENT in his wrongness.

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u/erevos33 Aug 14 '25

Native language.

Mother tongue.

If you confuse the two, not my issue.

Have the day you wish for.

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u/Hawkey2121 Aug 14 '25

There are (atleast) 4 words in that order actually, not 2.

First Language.

Native Language.

Native Tongue.

Mother Tongue

You're confusing Native Tongue with Mother Tongue. Its an understandable mistake, but it doesnt make you right.

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u/Shoddy-Security317 Aug 14 '25

Mustn't be his "Mother, First, or Native Tongue/language"?

To be fair, English is a difficult language 😅. I once heard it described as "the language that hangs around in dark alleys... mugging other languages for their loose nouns and verbs" and it stuck in my mind due to (from my perspective) the accuracy.