@badgoodDeb
I take your
probability assumption as a
big compliment towards my usage of the language, because - as I understand it, you would not only assume but 'd be dead sure I'm a foreign speaker (which in fact is true) if the quality of my reading, understanding and writing would be a great lot lousier.
@Stitchawl
I think you are damn right with everyone of your points made.
I've learned a lot here, as well in the matters of language itself, as a lot of deep going information on various topics. It happens frequently here, that, what starts like an answer to someones question finaly ends as a short essay on the topic which mostly enjoy. It's a kind of a knowledge-gift-trap here
you step into a topic to give a brief answer, read somones answering posting who was faster and find out he tripled your own knowledge on said matter - I love that.