Friday, July 5, 2013

Who was Tony's English teacher?


Tony Torres makes fun of Midge Douglas who is impatient with the lack of English skills of the employees of stores and salons she patronizes. Tony says most people who are monolinguals are paranoid and xenophobic.  
 
Tony says, "Douglas apparently prefers having her nails done at Vietnamese nail salons instead to having them done at a 'regular' nail salon." "Instead to"? Who taught you English, Tony?
 
"Fluent in paranoia." The Dallas Morning News; June 14, 2013; p. 24A.

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