my problem is that English is the third foreign language I speak and, whenever I make a comment, Oh to have this problem - a third foreign language, I mean :D :D :D
I am, as ever, in awe of the fact that so bloody often people who say "Please excuse my English - it's not my native tongue" have far better grammar, spelling and usage than about 75% of us native English speakers. I get a little short of breath even thinking of writing in Spanish, which was the first language I ever learned and which I still speak fluently, because I just know I'm dropping accents and conjugating oddly and all that. And don't even get me started on writing in French, which I had to do all day at school from ages 12-18. The mere thought gives me hives.
Anyway. All this to say: you certainly look like a native English speaker from this side of the screen. Go you!
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Date: 2008-04-10 03:43 am (UTC)Oh to have this problem - a third foreign language, I mean :D :D :D
I am, as ever, in awe of the fact that so bloody often people who say "Please excuse my English - it's not my native tongue" have far better grammar, spelling and usage than about 75% of us native English speakers. I get a little short of breath even thinking of writing in Spanish, which was the first language I ever learned and which I still speak fluently, because I just know I'm dropping accents and conjugating oddly and all that. And don't even get me started on writing in French, which I had to do all day at school from ages 12-18. The mere thought gives me hives.
Anyway. All this to say: you certainly look like a native English speaker from this side of the screen. Go you!