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Old 13-Jul-2007, 06:17
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Yes! It's very important to remember that we learn English to take an exam.
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Yes, you are right. Speaking correctly and fluently are different things. A lot of native speakers use "bath' as a verb. It means they speak English fluently and not correctly. By the way a great number of foreigners mostly speak litereary English.
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