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
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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 ...

 

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