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Tom Au
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I am a native English speaker who has studied several foreign languages, and who has earned meaningful reputation on SE (>1000) for several of them.

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Differences between “Oui” and “Si” in the affirmative?
Sep 1, 2011
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Why does French use a "split negative"?
Sep 2, 2011
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Why the pronunciation of "Monsieur" as "Missieur"?
Nov 4, 2012
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Is there a “non-religious” definition of “catholique”?
Aug 18, 2011
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What was the special name for "French Protestant?"
Aug 18, 2011
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What are the informal uses of "voilà"?
Aug 22, 2011
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How does one say “cream of the crop” in French?
Sep 10, 2011
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How did the connotations of "sabotage" evolve from "sabot", a type of shoe?
Oct 25, 2011
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About "unusual" word order?
Sep 6, 2011
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Traduire « the other side of the coin »?
Aug 24, 2011
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Would asking “How do you say cream of the crop In French” be a duplicate question?
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Were there women who were against giving women the right to vote?
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Is it true that there are more slaves in the world now than ever at one point in history?
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Why China was able to unify and not Europe?
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Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?
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Why did Peter the Great name Saint Petersburg, Russia with a foreign styled name?