Spehro Pefhany wrote: > I'm not sure if the author is not a native English speaker or just > sloppy/illiterate. To me it just sounds a bit odd, similar to some posts from Asian people who didn't yet have a chance to get used to using AE slang :) Anyway, even though I try to use (and encourage the use of) correct language even when it's not my native language, I've learned to separate job performance (or any kind of non-language performance) from language skills in a specific language. Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist