Esther Perry wrote: >My mother-tongue is Dutch, and even though I have lived in Canada for almost 37 >years, I am still fluent in Dutch. However, until fairly recently, you'd better not >ask me to explain lacemaking in the Dutch language, as it is a skill a acquired here, >and never even knew the Dutch words for.
I have found this to very true. I have a friend whose first language is German and who also speaks beautiful (an unaccented!) English. She has much difficulty translating lace directions for me. She says that many of the words are specialized and she is simply not familiar with them. I, too, like multi-language books so that we can all use them. Candace in central PA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
