On 11 Jan 2010, at 13:46, Dominic Thoreau wrote: > 2010/1/11 Dave Cross <d...@dave.org.uk>: >> >> Yeah. That's _exactly_ the best way to make a non-native English speaker >> feel welcome. Thanks for your input. > > To be honest, I didn't see much wrong with the initial email. On > looking again, there are some .... idiosyncrasies.... > > The fact that I didn't notice them on first reading is a definite sign > that I've been working with the Dutch for too long.....
The beauty of English is that it can be dealt with idiosyncratically and still make sense. I've worked in Holland, France, Germany and now have lots of Taiwanese friends and it's been...interesting :) -- Dave Hodgkinson MSN: daveh...@hotmail.com Site: http://www.davehodgkinson.com UK: +44 7768 490620 Blog: http://www.davehodgkinson.com/blog Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davehodg
