If I am an idiot, that still makes me better than you, because you are an arrogant asshole JOYSOF. Ooh...I bet you are so proud of yourself for finding a single misspelled word in my previous post. I don't spend a lot of time re-reading posts on an internet message board, and sometimes I type quickly and make simple mistakes. Sue me. Do me a favor and take a flying leap off the top of the Kremlin. Jerk.

OF COURSE there is always more one can learn when it comes to anything. I am not aspiring to pass myself off as a native of the Russian language, but if I did that would certainly take many years. Again, I am speaking of functional fluency as defined by ME. If my desire is to become a professor of Russian studies, I could see your point.

I wish you the best in your forty year attempt to master another language. By then, I'll be on my fifth.

Signed,
*One who doesn't take kindly to insults*