Re: FW: My little brave RubyE's adventure -

[Lernermichelle]

Not stupid at all. Kind of cute actually.  English has so many bizarre idioms that I do not know how anyone who did not grow up speaking it can ever figure them all out.    By the way, I used to speak Spanish at work and while I was very proficient and could communicate anything I needed to say, I sometimes did not say things quite right and my clients would start laughing.  Sometimes they would tell me why what I said was funny, but sometimes they would not want to, which always made me think maybe I inadvertently said something racy.  I never could get a handle on all the slang and idioms and everything, especially since my clients came from a lot of different countries that all had their own expressions.   So by my standards, Hideyo, your English is brilliant, and I wish you would stop apologizing for it!  :)   Michelle   In a message dated 1/26/2006 4:24:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, I meant pat on the back – I said something really stupid again, Michelle (tap on her shoulder ----)