On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Apptech wrote: > I'm unlikely to add vast value to this already reasonably > thrashed subject, but: I think you did. Thanks for the English education. I think your English is very good (among native speakers) and I admire your use of English. I am not a native speaker and I have no way to use English as elegant as a well-educated native English speaker. > It seems likely that English is their first language > (or Oztralian) but that they usually use it in a sloppy > manner. Hmm, what is the difference between New Zeland English and Australian Englsh? The accent may be slightly different. My first oral English teacher back in 1990 (we call him Mr Dawson, used to work for NZ Telecom) is from New Zeland. Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist