The man spoke in heavily accented English and told me that this would be his first Presidential election as a U.S. citizen.
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He slides easily between French and German with local staff, Spanish with his office and English with the Russians and me.
Showed what I thought was my ticket to the conductor, who most politely and in immaculate English told me I was carrying a piece of paper saying my credit card had been refused, and next time to buy a ticket at the counter.
My male high school journalism teacher taught me to write and most of my female English teachers gave me a love of literature that is one of the mainstays of my spiritual life to this day.
During the 20-minute drive, he spoke easily and impressed me with his knowledge, English fluency, and calm, kind air.
He was passionate and he was explaining it to me, in his limited English and doing very well.
So I'd give them the free tour of the West Lake, and they taught me English.
"He said, 'Pop, we speak English, give me the money and we can buy things and sell them here, ' " his father recalled.
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As it happens these hundreds of millions are willing to do work that is directly competing with me and other English language speaking freelancers.
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One was a young boy, 14 years old, he is in school, and his name is Rami(ph) and he wanted to practice his English with me.
Many young people are now reared to speak only English, and one teen-age student told me that even adults who once spoke only Tamil, the local language, were beginning to speak Tanglish with their children.
"My goal was to join Arsenal out of all the English clubs because it is a club that makes me dream and I have been a fan since I was a child, " he continued.
In perfect English, she told me that although she's a feminist and doesn't believe in beauty pageants, she'll use it as a platform to talk about hijras' rights.
After a swift chuckle, each time he reminded me to pursue rigorous coursework in Math, Science and English.
By the time I was sporting my nylon (get-too-close-to-the-sun-and-it-will-sizzle-up) cap and gown, I realized that English Literature was absolutely the wrong choice for me.
My heart would skip a beat when they approached me and I wondered if they even spoke the same version of English I did.
Scanning readers' comments left on the article, I see I am taxed with being an English nationalist and deep-dyed Eurosceptic, bent on wrecking the EU. This puzzles me, sincerely.
My middle school English teacher and the film His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, made me more interested in journalism.
Dave Marash, the ABC News veteran who once worked for Al Jazeera English, told me the network has a "post-colonial" view of America and its stories can be infused with that attitude.
He fixed me with a cold, hard stare and demanded I translate my question from English to Russian.
John McCain told me that there have always been those who stoke fears that American culture and the English language are on their way out.
They had striking smiles and sold bracelets, two of which I bought after they impressed me by wanting to practice their English.
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