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Bleacher Creature

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2. That's actually very common among athletes who are non-native English speakers.

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 10:31 PM

Nov 1

They use interpreters when speaking to the media to avoid being misconstrued, even though their English is perfectly fine for communicating with teammates. Ichiro is a great example. He speaks fluent English but used an interpreter for interviews his entire career.

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That's actually very common among athletes who are non-native English speakers. Bleacher Creature Nov 1 #2