On 8/06/2018 10:44 AM, Henri Derksen -> David Drummond wrote:
DD>> Back when Australia was under the Howard regime they introduced a
DD>> "questionnaire" for prospective Aussie citizens. There was a version of
DD>> it online. The lady I worked with, who was born in Australia, and I
DD>> tried it out. I scored a higher rate of correct answers than her.
HD> ^^^
HD> Is that really correct?
Yes, I got the higher score.
HD> You mean She in stead of Her !? ;-).
Dunno.
HD> But forgive me my Englisch faults, I am no native speaker, but you are?
I am supposed to be.
HOWEVER I find that students of English often have a better grasp of the
intricacies of the language than those brought up with it.
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Regards
David
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