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What does this mean? "Your x language will never quite convince a native"

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Liquinn3
September 21, 2015, 04:16 PM
What does this mean? "Your x language will never quite convince a native"
AngelicaDeAlquezar
September 21, 2015, 08:38 PM
It probably means that the way someone speaks a foreign language doesn't sound natural for a native speaker.
Sancho Panther
September 23, 2015, 02:40 PM
That reminds of a Russian Embassy spokesman who used to appear occasionally on British TV - he had an amazing intellect and his grasp of all the nuances of colloquial UK English was perfect. His replies were really well thought through and complicated but his accent was like a rubbish actor in a forties black and white spy film!

That is what I think is meant by "Your x language will never quite convince a native"!
Liquinn3
September 23, 2015, 03:37 PM
I could argue some non natives write better than natives.
Sancho Panther
September 24, 2015, 08:06 AM
¡De acuerdo - tienes razón!
AngelicaDeAlquezar
September 24, 2015, 09:12 AM
And those people don't get such comments, because they are actually convincing in the foreign language. ;)
poli
September 24, 2015, 06:19 PM
íQue bien hablas el español! isn't a complement:D
¿De que pais eres? can be provided they don't guess France like I get sometimes.:lol:
Sancho Panther
September 25, 2015, 05:12 AM
íQue bien hablas el español! isn't a complement:

COMPLEMENT means to add something improving; to offer polite praise is "Compliment".

"A nice glass of wine complements even the tastiest meal".