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I’m a 19-year-old student from Malaysia. I’ve been introduced to the language at a very young age and I’m capable of conducting any type of conversation. However, some of my English-speaking friends on the internet didn’t take too long to figure I’m not a native speaker. Why is that?
When I first moved to the US, native speakers could tell I was foreign based on my English because of my pronunciation of certain words and phrases, as well as the occasional grammar mistake. It took time and practice to sound more like a native speaker.
As a non-native English speaker, I noticed that sometimes native speakers can tell I’m foreign based on my accent and the way I structure my sentences. It all comes down to little linguistic nuances that give away our non-native status.