On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Jon Corelis wrote:
> Actually, the perception that English generally isn't spoken very
> well in the US is fairlly widespread. I recall that once while
> traveling in Europe I became acquainted with a German who complimented
> me on "having very good English, for an American."
>It is said also that Homer was a medic
who followed the greek armies to Troas
so in Holland Park they rolled out to beat up Mr Leber
(restaurantier) to Monsieur Dulac's disgust
and a navvy rolls up to me in Church St. (Kensington End) with:
Yurra Jurrmun!
To which I replied: I am *not*.
"Well yurr sum kind ov a furriner."<
Ezra Pound, Canto LXXX
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