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<b>L O W L A N D S - L - 26 June 2010 - Volume 04<br>
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From: <span style="font-family: Arial;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ron/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" class="de QrVm3d" name="upi" width="1" border="0" height="1"></span><span class="gd"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 96);" lang="DE">Leslie Decker</span></span></span><span class="gi"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></span><span class="go"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"><<a href="mailto:leslie@familydecker.org">leslie@familydecker.org</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Subject: <span class="gi">LL-L
"Language proficiency" 2010.06.25 (01) [AF-EN]</span><b></b></span></p>
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And I also ask Leslie’s, Jacqueline’s, Paul’s and Roger’s permission to quote
them in my paper. <br>
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Thank you all in advance.<br>
Vlad Lee</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">You're
welcome to quote me, though I'm far from fluent in Dutch. I'm just a
moderate speaker, but of course I get better when I'm there.<br>
<br>
Leslie Decker </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE">From: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ron/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" class="de QrVm3d" name="upi" width="1" border="0" height="1"></span><span class="gd"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(204, 0, 96);" lang="DE">Leslie Decker</span></span></span><span class="gi"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"> </span></span><span class="go"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"><<a href="mailto:leslie@familydecker.org">leslie@familydecker.org</a>></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="DE"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Subject: <span class="gi">LL-L
"Language proficiency" 2010.06.25 (02) [AF-EN]</span><b></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
re: Funny language stories.<br>
<br>
I have a friend who is German, but has lived in the States since she was about
14 and hasn't been back to Germany
(she's now nearly 34). About 13 years ago, when we first met, she spoke
German for the first time in several years, and was very happy to be able to do
so and took every chance she got.<br>
<br>
One day, we were talking about something and her boyfriend came in and they
exchanged a few sentences in English, about something like our plans for the
evening. She then turned to me and started translating what he had said
in English into German for me ("Also, der hat gesagt,
dass..."). I looked her in the eye and said, "Thanks sweetie, I
can speak English." We've laughed about that for years. :-)<br>
<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br>
Leslie Decker</span></span></p>
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