On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:01, Nick Rout wrote: > I regularly receive CV's from Germans looking to spend their three > month "elective" working in a law office in NZ. Their spelling and > grammar are usually perfect.
Ah. But they are actually taught the grammar of the English Language in all it's glorious detail as part of of their curriculum. It just doesn't happen in most of the English speaking world. e.g. who under the age of 30 on this list can tell us what a gerund is -- without looking it up. -- CS
