u/AutumnaticFly

I'm bilingual myself and i do switch, but it's always, intentional, even when i switch because i can't find the word I'm looking for in either languages, I'm aware of the change, it never feels accidental.

But i hear people say that those who speak multiple languages actually accidentally switch between them without realizing it at the moment.

Does this actually happen? how can it? if does, how does it happen? do you have a personal experience?

I think most people would agree that consistency is one of the most important things when it comes to learning any skill

But there should be a floor to consistency and a ceiling to interval right? for example, practicing just 5 minutes every day, probably not an idea way of learning

same with practicing for 5 hours straight every 2 weeks, again probably not a great way for learning

What do you think about this? at what points do you think consistency and intervals make up a efficient routine? do they even matter that much in your experience? share your thoughts!

I'm talking about mistakes that might expose very advanced learners as not natives, because you know natives just don't say or write those correctly out of habit for example!

What i mean is, do you need to approach a language differently as a child versus as a teen or older?

Is there even such a thing as easy grammar? or is it just different grammar? does more rule make it easier? or more rules = less exceptions therefore easier?

Without a timeline or deadline, can you become conversational in another language just by consuming content? maybe even starting from children's books all the way to novels
What do you think?

I mean stuff like....if you speak 3 or 4 languages and sometimes you don't know if the word you are using actually exists in the language you are using atm
or the sentence starts in one language, ends in another?
Does stuff like that happen to you? how much? how and if it did get better over time?

I know the question might sound a little weird but i mean for someone who would want to learn through watching tv shows, is there a language on Netflix that has a great catalogue? more content, entertaining content, easy to approach, stuff like that you understand?

For example tourists approaching you, thinking you speak English or their native language, or people of your own country seeing you then assuming you also speak another language?