On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:21:41 -0400, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Ignoramus28169" wrote in message
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Sad news.

I do not give it as much significance as Fox News, but, here we are.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/...a-teaching-us-
astronauts-russian/?test=faces

I wonder what the standard of proficiency is, learning the technical
words or also mastering the difficult grammar?

Before I was married my standard of proficiency for any language was: can
I talk a girl into bed.

Alas, I wasn't very proficient at all, even in English.

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