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Vladimir_Nesov comments on 2013 Census/Survey: call for changes and additions - Less Wrong Discussion

27 Post author: Yvain 05 November 2013 03:10AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 05 November 2013 11:11:17AM *  3 points [-]

"Primary Language" clarified as "primary spoken language" is somewhat wrong in my case, as I speak in Russian, but read and write in English, and I read much more than I speak, so English is a better candidate for "primary language" overall. Maybe amend to something like this:

Primary Language
What language do you use most often (when reading, writing or speaking)?

Comment author: [deleted] 05 November 2013 01:33:52PM 1 point [-]

Weird -- same applies to me (but with Italian instead of Russian) but I'd still consider Italian rather than English to be my primary language.

Comment author: shminux 05 November 2013 05:52:25PM 0 points [-]

Maybe separate the question into two, one for spoken, one for r/w. Or maybe even three, since some people read much more in one language and write in another.