Anonymous  +  196999 Wed, 15 Feb 06 10:08 AM Hi, I have three sentences. Tell me which one is right? You are non-native speaker of French. You are a non-native speaker of French. You are the non-native speaker of French.  Anonymous

	nona the brit  +  197039 Wed, 15 Feb 06 01:02 PM 1) Incorrect as it needs an article. 2) Correct as you are merely one of many non-native speakers of French. 3) Usually incorrect as this is saying you are the only non-native speaker of French. It could be correct in certain circumstances though, for example, if somewhere were challenged to find the non-native speaker among a group of 5 people talking French, they might say point at one and say 'YOU are the non-native speaker of French'. But if you are talking in general terms, this phrase would be incorrect. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Articles