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- Subject: question of 'fluency'
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.112426.1@unca.edu>
- From: bthurman@unca.edu
- Date: 25 Jan 93 11:24:26 -0500
- Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
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- since the term 'fluency' seems so subjective, it has been my practice in
- dealing with students who ask "are you fluent in greek?" or the like to reply:
- sometimes, especially when i'm over there, persons will come and speak to me in
- greek in my dreams. if a person dreams, one may suppose that one could be
- approaching fluency when this happens.
- would welcome critique of this as a response, if reasons accompany response.
- thanks, bearded Bill Thurman
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