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		mikestew on Nov 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I hate telephones Except that checking for a dial tone is mentioned later, so I’m going to go with ESL rather than ignorance of what a dial tone is.

skosch on Nov 11, 2017 [–]

His name is Jim Fisher, and he's from the UK. I do consider it likely he grew up speaking English.

mikestew on Nov 11, 2017 | [–]

Hmm, somehow missed that. I guess, then, that the anxiety disorder he describes affects written communication, too.

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