On Mon, 01 May 2006 18:23:15 -0400, you wrote:
I have no opinion about the usefulness of babel boxes identifying native speakers.
There is one editor I encounter frequently, a French Canadian, who identifies as a native speaker of English but whose English is idiosyncratic to the point where I often have to read it multiple times before I understand what he's trying to say. I do not believe this is a flaw in my comprehension skills... Guy (JzG)