Hi
Most foreigners are taught 'correct' (RP) English, after all; or its US equivalent; if they are presented with a text that is heavy on the idiom and carelessly written, their understanding of it will be partial at best.
I agree.. English is my third language, and sometimes I have hard time figuring out what people actually mean. I need to read the sentence several times, and still aren't able to get the deepest meaning.
can understand poor English in non-native speakers, the poor usage of English by Brits and Yanks is not merely lazy; it is also selfish, insofar as it makes it *more* difficult for non-native speakers to understand us.)
These kind of message-lists are a good place for us to learn more. Many times I learn new words/phrases just by reading, if I understand what it says. Jaakko Tamminen Finland