John Dalmas 142 18 http://www.johndalmas.com http://www.johndalmas.com/webonizer_sitemedia/johndalmas.jpg http://www.johndalmas.com/guest/1/?refType=article&refId=18 Guestbook Posts http://www.johndalmas.com/sci-fi_essay/18 It would be very rare, except in cases of advanced Alzheimers disease, strokes, or other brain diseases or injuries, for people to forget their native language. With no language at all, even your thoughts would be difficult to formulate beyond a rudimentary level. Although I guess that some people don't find much need to think. Hypothetically, perhaps Mr. Englund did remember how to speak Swedish but had fogotten (or never learned) how to read it, and perhaps the reason why his wife translated the Swedish letters into English when she read them was because she was more confident in her ability to pronounce English correctly. I find that a more believable explanation. But of course, we'll never know, there is no way to investigate the matter at this late date. David Palter 2007-12-17T10:58:38-05:00