Re: Tawake?


John R. Yamamoto-Wilson wrote:
Our ideas about language are necessarily limited by our sociolingistic
background. We often do not appreciate just how different the background of
other native speakers may be and, to be effective teachers, we will probably
do best if we focus on what is definitely and unequivocally wrong, rather
than trying to polish up features which are largely a matter of taste.

I wonder if Ben is aware that this group is sci.lang.japan. Therefore,
correcting someone's English is technically off-topic. I remember a
while back when Ben was acting like a net police to the posters who
didn't stick to the Japanese language. I have to conclude that Ben is:

他人に厳しく自分に甘い勝手な男。

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