Re: L1 test (Was: Re: A DISTURBING proposal!)

On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, H. S. Teoh wrote:

> Interesting. I usually count in English, but I multiply numbers in
> Mandarin.  :-) In fact, I am completely unable to remember the
> multiplication table in English, only in Mandarin. Probably 'cos that's
> how I learned it :-) Strangely, I can't multiply or add in my L1 -- only
> count.
I remember the symbols more easily than the words (I am prone to reading
things off backwards or sideways or whatever).  However, I can recite the
basic multiplication table more easily in Korean than English.  It may be
that the number-words are on average just a tad shorter.  :-p

YHL