Hmm... I suppose I began to use non-Chinese-specific phrases from Chinese webnovels such as 'spits out blood'. I also learned to paragraph better (imo) whenever I write stories.

    Gratefully, I have not picked up anything from these novels aside from having a keener eye of spotting filler material. Most of the phrases don't stick, Most of the vocabulary isn't new....and most of the metaphors cannot be used in my actual life. I can read novels faster now because I can skip filler info, without losing the story.

      The only thing I actually use is the phrase "warm my bed"...... As for things I learned...... I learned that I want to reincarnate or transmigrate with a godly cheat and be immortal.

      I can not stop frowning whenever I find something wrong

      Flaffy I feel guilty when I do "dat scroll down". I feel like im cheatin.

          Cytric I never feel guilty, in fact I'm one of those people who reads out loud, so normally when I read on these novels it goes like this "he thought that, blah blah de blah, but he wanted to blah de blah blah blah, holding the spirit stone he felt the blah de blah de blah"

              I did not change my speech patterns, at least not that I have noticed.. I always read a lot, so that may explain it. Mostly I find it difficult to explain to other people what I am reading. Like it’s not a book and also not a known genre and the only thing that you can really say is that you are always waiting for updates..

              But for all that it matters, I learned a lot of new metaphors and expressions, I just do not use English in my daily life so that may also be a reason that I did not experience a change in my way of speaking. Sorry for the long text, I hope it was an appropriate answer:)

              My dreams have become exceptional amazing, I also found that reading a good chapter before sleep gives you good dreams.

                Over time I forgot which expressions were Chinese in origin and sometimes I say them to my friends then I have to explain the meaning behind. I got a hold of it though.

                I binge read on lnmtl once and my appreciation for grammar passed through flames and was reborn like a phoenix from the ashes.

                I try to balance sometimes when i find myself too immersed in Chinese culture by reading the Classics. Eg I just finished Jane Eyre. (Ik it's weird, shuddup)

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