A Guide To The Gritty Side Of The French Language
firoozehdumas2024-04-29T20:13:09+00:00Written by Firoozeh Dumas
May 4, 2010
When we moved to America in 1972, we expected my father to translate for us. He had taught English in our hometown of Abadan, Iran. He knew how to conjugate verbs and to use adjectives correctly. He even knew the presidents in order. But once we arrived here, we discovered that my father could not actually speak to any Americans. According to him, Americans did not speak English.
This is true.
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