Categories: linguistics
Date: 08 November 2006 02:54:47
My former boss called for a quick chat, and while catching up I mentioned I was studying Arabic. He, a Lebanese fellow, did not believe me, so I spoke a few sentences, saying my name and where I live. He seemed impressed. And he also said that, as I spoke formal Arabic, I sounded like one of the newsreaders on the Arabic language TV stations. Perhaps I'll have a new career...