From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   Michelle Bottorff wrote:   
   > William Vetter  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> I do not see very much idiosyncratic grammar that should be obvious   
   >> evidence of separate languages.   
   >   
   > Obvious idiosyncratic grammar was what I was trying to get away from.   
   >   
   > That's why I needed to bring the story to a halt and spend some time   
   > coming up with something a little more subtle and refined before   
   > continuing on.  :)   
   >   
   > Thanks for your feedback!   
   >   
   > It sounds like the cultural clutter is masking any underlying linguistic   
   > traits. And that's problably happening in my head as well as on paper,   
   > which would explain why I'm struggling. So...   
   >   
   > ...that means that my next exercise should probably be to have someone   
   > who knows both languages say the same thing in first the one, and then   
   > the other.   
   >   
   > Aha!  Yes.  That ought to get me what I need.   
   >   
   > Thank you!   
      
   How's about some of you brave authors answer her question, instead of   
   takin' off on thread discussions?   
      
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