Yeah, it's said that learning languages becomes easier the more you know, but I think that only applies to the most rudimentary understanding of grammar. Once you begin to understand how grammar works, learning new grammar patterns isn't that difficult. But implementing them in real time situations remains hard, and it gets harder the more you have to choose from.
I used to have the same problem when I first moved to France and my best second language was Spanish. I kept trying to reply to people in Spanish, even though I knew the basic French response. Now when I try to speak French, which I had a strong base in by the time I moved home, I wind up speaking Japanese unless I'm very, very careful. I'll be damned if the Japanese gets replaced with Chinese. ;>
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Date: 2011-04-20 03:41 pm (UTC)I used to have the same problem when I first moved to France and my best second language was Spanish. I kept trying to reply to people in Spanish, even though I knew the basic French response. Now when I try to speak French, which I had a strong base in by the time I moved home, I wind up speaking Japanese unless I'm very, very careful. I'll be damned if the Japanese gets replaced with Chinese. ;>