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   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
    DM>  Are You native speaker, Ardith?   
      
    AH>  Yes, I am *a* native speaker of English.  :-)   
      
    DM>  Are You a native speaker, Ardith?   
      
      
              That's better.   
      
              I realize your dictionaries may be less than helpful here when I   
   see my Canadian dictionaries don't give any examples of "native" as an   
   adjective in combination with "a".  But it seems clear to me that in this   
   context both "a" & "native" are functioning as adjectives modifying the noun   
   "speaker".   
      
              The only other point I have to add WRT this example is to remind   
   you that even though "I" is capitalized in English, other pronouns aren't.   
      
      
      
    DM>  ... You have the capacity to learn from mistakes.   
      
      
              Indeed.  As I used to tell my students, I try to make my classroom   
   a safe place for you to experiment with constructions you're not sure about.    
   :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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