Re: Phonological Relay Proposal

On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Nik wrote:

> "SMITH,MARCUS ANTHONY" wrote:
> > Certainly.  My chinese friend Xingxing always tells me my tones are all
> > wrong, but she can understand me.
>
> Which Chinese?  Mandarin?
Mandarin mainly.  But she told me the same thing about Wu - which is her
native language.  She's also fluent in Cantonese, but I don't know any
words in that language.  I'll have to learn a few words and give them a
try, just to see what she says.  She's always very impressed when I use  a
new phrase in her language.  (BTW, she's the only person I've met who
moved to the US, got a job at an american company, and got *WORSE* at
English.)

Marcus