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All this discussion about whether native/non-native English speaker reminds me of George Bernard Shaw's writings on the subject*, in which he basically asserts that the only speakers of really good English are the foreigners who've deliberately studied the language.
Whereas home-grown Anglophones have the sloppiest and worst grammar and vocabulary usage because they assume the way they grew up with it is "correct" and they never bother finding out otherwise (plus, speaking too well marks you as a despised toff, or something).
*GBS has been dead for 50+ years, yes? I should go see it's up on one of the Projects Gutenberg.
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