How much do you write in your second language?

[True2marie]

In recent times, through work, I have had to write in my second language (Spanish).  What I realized through this process is that I had gotten 'rusty'.  I am usually only called upon to speak in a second language, but not pen anything.

[Baburra]

I write in my second language everyday because it's English and I participate in a lot of forums daily. I actually like writing in English, and I'm hoping to use it to write some short stories or scripts someday.

[Kotro]

Same here, I use English a lot when comunicating via the internet or even when doing some work. Never wrote any fiction in English, but I'm considering doing so eventually, if I can get the right mindset.

[mareebaybay]

I use to in Highschool, not as much anymore.

[Trellum]

Lately I speak in neglish a lot, because I work online and I really need it!  I'm also starting to suspect most of my thought are in english, since I do most of my writing in english... and while I do it I can hear my thought in english, lol.  I only speak my mother language with my relatives or when I leave the home, I might start forgetting my mother language once I move to the Netherlands tho I'll barely speak spanish at all... I guess I'll be speaking dutch and english mostly.

[sidney]

I write using my 2nd language which is English when I post in forums or do anything online. Sometimes I text in English too when I'm casually chatting up with my friends when I feel like it.

[pandandesign]

English is my second language, which I write in English everyday. I hardly write in my own language because I live in the United States, which my native language is basically not very useful in writing unless I write letters to my wife, which I would write in my native language.

[True2marie]

So, what I gather is that most of us speak, but don't write much in our second language. 

Okay.  I feel a bit better.  Some individuals are so gifted in the area of language that they seem to be able to do it all  - and - all so well.

[Denis Hard]

The only time I wrote in my second language was when [i'd been deceived] that someone would get my story published. I translated it fast and sent in the submission. Needless to say, the editors rejected the story and consequently I got demoralized, stopped studying the language.

[Miya]

I prefer to always write in my most fluent language (English). But actually, writing/reading is easier for me than speaking. I can write very grammatical stories and papers in Japanese, but when I speak I stutter and get my grammar wrong.

I guess it varies from person to person.

[MyDigitalpoint]

I write in my second language on a daily basis because I make a living from it.

In fact I may say that I make use of my second language throughout the whole year more than I could use my mother tongue.

[Firelily99]

I don't have to do it very often which is a shame because I am probably far better at writing it than speaking it.  Perhaps in time I will be able to write it more but for now I am generally just  a speaker.

[Amalia]

Everyday! At work for 8 hours and then home on the socializing networks. Also I find some things sound better in English than they do in my native language. I write more in English than I do in Romanian because I work for a British company. This is actually very good for me

[Rosa]

My second language is English, which I write in everyday. Creole, I only write in when doing dialect, which is seldom. So instead of stopping to think through what I want to write in Creole I just go ahead and write in English.

[lizbeth19hph]

Almost everyday of my waking hour, I use and write in English as a writer by profession doing all articles and web contents in English and as an Online English Instructor for Koreans. I also am an English Poet so all my poem compositions are written in English.

[marmunmrhundun]

I don't write in my second langauge at all really. I may write in my second language ever now and then but it is definitely not that often that I do so. It is probably a couple of times a month that I do so.

[internetdogfire1]

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[Denis Hard]

I hardly ever write in my second langauge unless necessity demands that I do. Even then, I write whatever it is that must be written in English first then translate it. It takes time, but at least that way, I'm able to express myself as succintly as I can.