Quote Originally Posted by TinCow
Most native English speakers have no idea how to use commas properly. I think that people who learn it as a second language probably have a better understanding of punctuation. In particular, native English speakers rarely use the semicolon. That is an error, as the semicolon is one of the most versatile punctuation marks and it really needs to be used more often.

For whatever reason, I have also found that Germans are particularly adept at speaking English. Perhaps it is the education system, perhaps the culture, or perhaps the nature of US/UK/German relations over the last 50 years; maybe it's a combination of all three. Regardless, I find that Germans speak English far better than any other nationality.
Because the two languages are extremely familiar, remember that the Angles of Angle-Land came from Germany.

And "I am shlin29" becomes "Ich bin shlin28", not that different really... (pity that one sentence is the only one i remember that is defintely correct, and im taking a german GCSE! )