&gt; I always thought the don&#x27;t column was a learned skill<p>Perhaps it is one of those things that happen only for your first language?<p>Whenever I read English, I don&#x27;t - I read through skipping syllables. But, I read&#x2F;write two others, of which in Malayalam, I naturally read aloud in my head.<p>Which is rather odd, because these days I dream in English too (odd way of saying it, but my fears speak English).