---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marlene <marlenegay@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Speaking hebrew Hey, Phil, I am fluent in Hebrew - it's just I have an accent - after 40 years. The family doesn't notice it anymore, but strangers do.. that's why we should be teaching English in kindergarten or even earlier... Marlene Phil wrote: > If I had been in Israel for 40 years, I would be ashamed to admit that > I am not fluent in Hebrew. I am often embarrassed when I read on ETNI > that long-timers need to have directives from the MOE translated into > English. ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------