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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by peachfront
You seriously think he learned valley girl speak from a textbook. "OMG you're sooooo rude! That's like totally unacceptable!" Come on. The poster has to make it a little believable. When I am forced to try to get my point across in another language, I am not able to use colloquialisms or slang.
Mrs. ralfp did not speak English (outside of a classroom) until she was in high school. By the time we met (undergrad), she was frequently using colloquialisms, though not as often as native speakers; her grammar was much better.

(Don't take this as a comment on the veracity of the OP's story.)
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