A child who is a native speaker usually knows many things about his or her language that a non-native speaker who has been studying for years still does not know and perhaps will never know.
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Non-native
Synonyms for "non-native" (19 found)
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most foreign-language curriculum
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Adjective(9 words)
newcomernon italian language settingnon-atheniannon-french languagenon-greek immigrantnon-native speakernot localsecond language speakersecond-language speaker
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13 entriescultivated animalimmigrant adultimmigrant childinvasive speciesnon-native English speakernon-native French speakernon-native Spanish speakernon-native animalnon-native plantnon-native speciesornamental plantrefugeesecond language learner
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8 entriesnon-native English speakernon-native environmentnon-native foodsnon-native plantnon-native pronunciationnon-native speakernon-native speciesnon-native student
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I'm a non-native speaker of English and realize there is a lot that I still need to learn.
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Native speakers sometimes make mistakes, but not usually the same kind of mistakes that non-native speakers make.
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Some non-native speakers think they speak the language better than native speakers.
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