Klarinet Archive - Posting 000270.txt from 2004/06
From: "rien stein" <rstein@-----.nl> Subj: [kl] level of foreign languages in the USA Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:22:12 -0400
Bear Woodson wrote:
<<
The professor at the university said that I have at least a
third or fourth year of university level German.
>>
This reminded me of the following:
When I stayed in Russia, 1972, in the group I was with was a young, very
pretty woman from San Francisco. When she told me she was a teacher of
French, I said something in French. She looked quite bewildered at my and
answered: "I only TEACH French, I cannot speak it."
Sorry, Bear, I cannot believe it...
But maybe I can do the translation for you? Then contact me privately (but I
will be on holidays the next three weeks).
Rien
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