Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 17:05:49 +0000

From: Rose Nash ROSENASH[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WORLDNET.ATT.NET

Subject: Re: Immigrants' learning of English



to Alice Faber:



As the daughter of immigrant parents living in an immigrant neighborhood in

Chicago, I still remember my reaction upon meeting, for the first time, an

American-born mother of an elementary school classmate. I felt sorry for

her, and said "How can you keep secrets from your mother if she understands

everything you say to other people?