Hey, non-native speakers frequently have a lot more conscious knowledge of English than do native English-speakers, since they've actually had to study the language. As for tennis, well, given my level of motor coordination, my best bet is to learn tennis from a paramedic. -- Bill S. From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brad Johnston Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:49 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: pronunciation of "been" You let a native Frenchman teach you linguistics? (in English, I presume) Wow! Isn't that like taking tennis lessons from a golf pro? "Spruiell, William C" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: one of my undergraduate linguistics professors, who happened to be a native speaker of French ... ________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http:/tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearc h/category.php?category=shopping> To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/