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Topic: how to spot a non-native speaker of english

+Anonymous A8.8 years ago #49,003

they don't use contractions

+Anonymous B8.8 years ago, 10 minutes later[T] [B] #530,933

No hablo Espanol

+Nigerian Prince8.8 years ago, 11 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #530,934

@OPlease

Hello please, I am prince In mine home country land of nigeria. I will send you 20 million dollar monies if you will just please to be giving 10,000 dollar monies, so I can be reurning to Nigeria. I garuntee, I will be sending you the dollar monies as soon as I can be am arriving back in Nigeria.

Ciao, The Nigerian Prince

+Dead !Pool..v42s8.8 years ago, 52 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #530,935

Actually, contractions are phased out In a lot of collegiate environments because the use of contractions can be considered lazy.

But you're probably not wrong about people who's first language is not english.

+Anonymous E8.8 years ago, 42 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #530,939

@OP
i dont understand

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