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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 6:07 am
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Originally Posted by TheMadBrewer
I've found that most Germans will continue in German until I get stuck, only offering a correction when I make a really big mistake
My biggest problem was fear of making a silly mistake. The break thru came when I realized that most people didn't care about that and after that things improved with each trip.
When I´m in the US or GB no one (except my wife) corrects my terrbile English. Sometimes a "sorry?" if it`s without ny sense.
I don`t think you must be afraid to do silly mistakes. I don`t care and most People alos don`t
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