Bear up each other! Yesterday I had read a Russian book about English learning. In it there was a remarkable passage. I wanna give it here (in my translation from Russian into English), because it means a great big deal for many. >> Usually in the beginning of language learning people are ashamed of non-speaking on clear London or New-York English. And they delay start of speaking, used thick grammar tome as a cover. But if you have met with a foreigner, who somehow can speak in Russian with you, you will be inspired with deep reverence to him. You may imagine how much time and how much efforts he puts into understanding and speaking in alien language. He didn't give up, he scored a success. This is what I say, with this reverence you should think about all your experiments with foreign language. Preen yourself, even on the slightest attempts to do something new in your life and to do unknown for a while! << Bear up each other. And make no comments that could hurt your language partner. Take care.