>We had some Russian students at the University just prior to the breakup of
>the USSR who were here on a study abroad to improve their English. They
>were very good students and were studying to become English teachers back
>in Mother Russia, and at the beginning (1989) they were very nearly
>celebrities over here.
>
>The English they had learned was your received, Ox-bridge variety. This has
>since changed somewhat as Russia has, perhaps, extended its focus beyond
>Europe in this respect (ahem). In any case, at a social gathering I asked
>one of the students how her English was progressing and she said she was
>pretty sure it was getting worse.
>
>Apparently her lessons were going very well. ;-)
>
>Joel
Joel
I'm saying nothing in case my pedantry shows;-), but from what I hear of
young Russian girls, I would take a course in teaching English as a Foreign
language - of course then they would get proper English - OH NO! I've said
it without meaning to... it just slipped out honestly!
8-)
OM content: on the subject of the filters and B/W film I found the
discussion very interesting. I must remember to allow for the Y2 filter
that I always put on my standard lens with a B/W film in.
Chris
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