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Old 06-24-2004, 07:01 AM   #5
Undertoad
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I learned French in school, and I remember what was easy and what was hard. Hard: uncommon verbs, different tenses, and anything that "plays" with the rules.

It is difficult to write without using words and phrases that a language student understands. I think about how people understand language. I try to choose words that I think people will know. I use only present tense. To write well you must use more words with more subtle meanings that foreign readers do not understand. I am sad that we lose meaning when we communicate. If we communicate well we improve the world.
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