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John Kerry

karynnj

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9. Yet your English is head and shoulders better than any foreign language

Reply to mylye2222 (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 12:44 PM

Mar 2014

spoken by the vast majority of Americans. Myself included. Although I took a lot of French in both high school and college, I found it hard to speak even very simple sentences when we were in parts of Guadeloupe where people spoke only French.

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I wish him the best. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #1

I am so frustrated.. YvonneCa Mar 2014 #2

I agree. Sometimes I feel I have out grown DU. wisteria Mar 2014 #3

i spend more time in a few groups, from what i have noticed a large number of JI7 Mar 2014 #4

Me, too... YvonneCa Mar 2014 #11

people are stupid and don't really care other about these matters, take syria for example JI7 Mar 2014 #5

It is frustrating karynnj Mar 2014 #8

Hi, karynnj. Thank you for... YvonneCa Mar 2014 #12

It's the cynicism that drives me absolutely nuts. MBS Mar 2014 #13

Same here. There seems to be... YvonneCa Mar 2014 #15

So true, and instead of an intelligent discussion, you often get ridiculed wisteria Mar 2014 #22

Extremely frustrating in general. Mass Mar 2014 #20

Lurking can be... YvonneCa Mar 2014 #21

yes. that is awful mylye2222 Mar 2014 #6

i'm pretty sure a good number of them never voted for these people they attack JI7 Mar 2014 #7

Yet your English is head and shoulders better than any foreign language karynnj Mar 2014 #9

Thanks, Karinnj! mylye2222 Mar 2014 #10

Kick. politicasista Mar 2014 #14

Peace to you, too... YvonneCa Mar 2014 #16

Thank you politicasista Mar 2014 #17

Nice to see you - hope all is well with you nt karynnj Mar 2014 #18

You too politicasista Mar 2014 #19