tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post115439831324944460..comments2023-06-03T14:19:34.218+01:00Comments on Art Deco: Alfred Cheney Johnston Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154727677560290012006-08-04T22:41:00.000+01:002006-08-04T22:41:00.000+01:00If your common sense made you feel any apologies w...If your common sense made you feel any apologies were in order, why not use that same common sense to refrain yourself from repeating something I had already said I didn't want to hear? <BR/><BR/>Many people have told me they can't believe someone who is not an Anglo-Saxon can speak the language properly. Some have went to so far as to call me a liar, while others have expressed contempt at the very thought that a foreigner could be smart enough to learn how to speak another language properly. It's not your fault that there are racists and xenophobes out there, of course, but that is the reason why now I no longer take any pleasure in hearing my use of the language being praised. The more someone expresses surprise the less pleased I am. I'd appreciate it this time you respected my wishes and didn't talk about this any further.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154722546666277682006-08-04T21:15:00.000+01:002006-08-04T21:15:00.000+01:00well, i'm sorry to compliment you again--you must ...well, i'm sorry to compliment you again--you must forgive me. but.... i have two other friends who are portuguese with whom i correspond through email or IM all the time, and never for a second would i confuse them for native speakers of english. these are intelligent, well-educated people (one is a physician), and their english is okay, better than my portuguese, of course, but it's very clear that it's a second language for them.lotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154708754969233552006-08-04T17:25:00.000+01:002006-08-04T17:25:00.000+01:00Thanks, that's very kind, but really I don't deser...Thanks, that's very kind, but really I don't deserve so many compliments, and my skill is ordinary. English is taught in schools and you hear it all the time in music, movies and television. If the same were true of Portuguese you too would speak it fluently.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154695314655701242006-08-04T13:41:00.000+01:002006-08-04T13:41:00.000+01:00you speak (write) such an amazingly perfect, idiom...you speak (write) such an amazingly perfect, idiomatic english i never guessed you were not a native speaker. i'm really impressed.lotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154634758949339522006-08-03T20:52:00.000+01:002006-08-03T20:52:00.000+01:00Oh, I think I see it. I like Davies' face a lot.Oh, I think I see it. I like Davies' face a lot.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154631902805429972006-08-03T20:05:00.000+01:002006-08-03T20:05:00.000+01:00She looks a little bit like a young Marion Davies....She looks a little bit like a young Marion Davies.jtkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548253054432523327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154555820735231982006-08-02T22:57:00.000+01:002006-08-02T22:57:00.000+01:00I'm Portuguese, yes.I'm Portuguese, yes.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154555425808446342006-08-02T22:50:00.000+01:002006-08-02T22:50:00.000+01:00by the way--is it true? you are not only not an am...by the way--is it true? you are not only not an american, but you've never even been here?lotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154501848985856082006-08-02T07:57:00.000+01:002006-08-02T07:57:00.000+01:00I love this style, very vampy.I love this style, very vampy.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679839426291667211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24638684.post-1154500578305974222006-08-02T07:36:00.000+01:002006-08-02T07:36:00.000+01:00oooooooooooooooooolotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.com