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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's noticable, though, that many people for whom English is a foreign language have considerably better grammar than many of the native speakers!
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That's perfectly normal. When I first came to Germany I was speaking "Hochdeutsch" (High-German) and all the Germans looked strange at me.
Then I started to speak like them (kinda slang'f ya 'now what I mean) and everything went smoother.
Also, for a native speaker the access to a discussion in English is almost unlimited. If you are not a native speaker, you often need to have a certificate showing your English level, and no one gives such a degree without a solid grammar knowledge. Thus most of the NotNativeSpeakers posting have an advantage in the "rules" area.