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    5 months ago

    The bar was “perfect”, not “understandable” English.

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      5 months ago

      See, that is what I mean. Nobody speaks “perfect” English, not even native speakers, because languages are not prescriptive. Their function is to communicate ideas and if you have successfully communicated then you have used language “perfectly”.

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        So you agree “perfect English” doesn’t exist in Germany. What was your point again?