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From: jsf@mink.mt.att.com (Jay Fishman)
Subject: Re: Single European Language (german?)
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Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:35:17 GMT
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In article <rte-2206951034170001@mac-118.lz.att.com>,
Ralph T. Edwards <rte@elmo.lz.att.com> wrote:
>In article <DAIrH4.E56@ftel.co.uk>, I.G.Batten@ftel.co.uk 
(Ian G Batten) wrote:
>
>> In article <803723133snz@ducks.demon.co.uk>,
>> roger  <Roger@ducks.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> > As for learning conjugations, how many native English speakers do you
>> > know who can even name all the tenses. There is a considerable difference
>> 
>> How many native English speakers do you know who can name ANY tenses?
>> 
>> ian
>
>Depends on age.  We old farts can name a bunch.
>

Indeed, in the US, elementary school was even called "grammar" school back 
then. And "duck and cover" practice was supposed to protect you from the 
A-bomb not semi-automatic toting classmates.


Jay
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