>>>>>I think one thing worth pointing out is that English is not Naomi's first language. Her on-line English has *VASTLY* improved since her earliest posts here, so much so that those encountering her only occasionally may think she's a native speaker. Interpreting nuances in forum messages isn't easy at the best of time; I think Naomi deserves a little more latitude than we may give others.
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>>>>Did you mean to write those encountering her only occasionally may think she's NOT a native speaker?
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>>>No. Currently, her on-line English is (IMO) better than that of quite a few native speakers on this forum.
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>>I don't get it. The way I read your paragraph is that you suggest that people may only in some instances (occasionally) think that she's a native speaker, inclining that they think in most cases that she's not a native speaker.
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>Peter, does it really matter that much how it sounds that he meant it? Your attention to minutia is staggering.
What does really matter in life....
It's just that it was/is puzzling for me, not being a native speaker. Is it totally comprehesible for a native speaker?
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