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I was taught standard grammar in school, unfortunately because I am a first generation American, my parents having grown up only speaking Italian were unable to correct my poor grammar at home. Worse yet the most school either of my parents achieved was the equivalent of freshman or sophomore in High School. My spelling became horrendous. After studying the Italian language for over 8 years I’ve discovered that my speech patterns and the ways in which I arrange my sentences while talking are similar to the patterns used in Italian. Although it may sound wrong to the listener, when strictly translating the words, my sentences were arranged properly for Italian grammar. Honestly, my grammar is still very poor, but to my good fortune I now rely upon word processors to correct my grammar. I’ll even admit to typing my posts in a word processor and then transferring the final product to TFP, the same goes for my blog or even e-mail I send while at work.
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