Do you read in a language other than English

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Do you read books in a language other than English?

Yes, I find it better to read in my native language
12
32%
No, but I might if more books were available
1
3%
No, I prefer English as my primary reading language
10
26%
No, English is the only language I know well enough to read in
15
39%
 
Total votes: 38
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Mohamed Jaffardeen
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Post by Mohamed Jaffardeen »

I have read some books in Tamil language. It's is very easy to get connected with the book in your native language and it can easily provoke your feelings. Though, I know two languages English and Tamil, I prefer to read in my mother tongue Tamil. But, the books I have mostly read are in English.
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Cheryl Erickson
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I only know how to read in English.
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In Kenya the language of instruction is English so I prefer to read in English
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I can read in Igbo. I just wanted to say the language is not as rich as English, but I remembered it has a lot of commonly used proverbs which are really, really funny. Anyway, it's easier to read in English.
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Apart from English I read books in Portuguese, which is my L1.
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