Had you not pointed it out, I might of missed that error . ;-)
Using “of” instead of “have” is alarmingly common among native English speakers, at least in the US. I suspect you’re right that you have to be a native to make that error. We natives are all illiterate to one degree or another.
I have German from Swiss days.
But I have never heard word salad used in English (that be like the Haarsalat hair conditioner, that still makes me queasy) Vice versa avoiding using mist in anything to do with food for German speakers.
PS always check Google first, Diana. It is used, by psychiatrists for severe schizophrenia. Nothing as benign as the German use.
@elpatitojuan2 do tell - how many languages before English for you?
I chose ‘surprisingly not perfect’ since that is the best option you offer us.
Since iNat is international I am often intensely aware that someone I write to may be using English for my benefit. But learnt, say French at school. While actually speaking a third language at home as their first language.
This is a fun thread, but I think it’s outside the bounds of what the iNat Forum is for, which is about iNat itself plus related nature topics and I’d like to adhere to that. I set a timer so that this will close in 12 hours.
It is a valid question. I voted “Ivory billed woodpecker” for the rarity of good English, though come to think of it, I am not sure that was the meaning of that option. I do not feel like I am deciphering code so I think your English is perfectly good. I have anxiety which causes certain obsessive behaviors, in my case overthinking something then obsessively checking it 67 times(Did I do that correctly? Should I change that?). It took me over 15 minutes to type this for that exact reason. It makes me a very slow typer. I also type a bit strangely. Try not to stress over it too much, you are doing fine:)