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)
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