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		rvrs 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Willingness to look stupid Whether you like it or not you will look stupid to native speakers. It's a subconscious bias

tayo42 28 days ago [–]

Idk if that's universal, when I run into people who struggle with English or just don't know it my first thought has never been this is a stupid person.

klausa 28 days ago | [–]

"Looking stupid" and "being a stupid person", or even "coming off as a stupid person" are not the same things.

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