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by plato
Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:39 pm
Forum: Business English
Topic: Texts review, please
Replies: 16
Views: 13110

Ann,

The classroom is not Iraq you know, neither is it a globalisation question, if it is English you want , then perhaps Cambridge could help.

Best regards, Plato.
by plato
Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:47 am
Forum: Pronunciation
Topic: American English in Japan
Replies: 16
Views: 20078

Hi,

It is my beleif that the reason(s) are not because of linguistic nature or preference, but more of a sociological/political leaning.

Regards, Plato.
by plato
Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:56 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: Poor in, poor at.
Replies: 4
Views: 8816

Hi Larry, "She is good in Swimming"sounds perfectly alright to me, particularly if one is talking or writing about school subjects or skills. And further, I think it depends on what part of the English speaking world one is from, even down to city, town or village. This will most certainly determine...
by plato
Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:09 pm
Forum: Business English
Topic: Is this democratic in the European Union?
Replies: 11
Views: 10795

Hi Wolf, I fail to see the link between your point and democracy. Regarding your comments and implied thesis, does Spain not favour native Spanish speakers for certain posts ? In any event , most of the ads from your link suggest that the English native speaker is not going to get the job as a "righ...