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Re:Non-native speakers navigate the world of 'good' and 'bad... by airhead969 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:18AM (#27252823)
My next door Danish neighbors learned English in the late 70's and early 80's by watching TV.

The guy worked at Spectra-Physics and drove a Wankel Mazda RX-7 that he backed-in to their garage.

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Re:Non-native speakers navigate the world of 'good' and 'bad... by WalterBright on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:43AM (#27252914)
Ah, Gilligan's Island English :-) I've heard many people tell me they learned English from GI.
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Re:Non-native speakers navigate the world of 'good' and 'bad... by airhead969 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:55AM (#27252955)
Lol. Probably. And MASH.
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