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> He needs to improve his skills, and that's teaching someone how to sell as well, but not from scratch. Or isn't it ?

OK, I didn't realize you were from Netherlands until I read that sentence and clicked on your profile. In English, learning does not imply teaching.

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Ok. I never even used the word teach in the original piece though...

> Ok. I never even used the word teach in the original piece though...

But you misinterpreted my use of it, so what's your point?

I see that I'm getting downmodded on top of having to waste my time on this, so that'll teach me how to help people with their English next time.

I think you're getting downmodded for implying jacquesm simply doesn't understand english enough to know the difference between learning and teaching. Pretty patronizing.

If you bothered to learn you would know that most Dutch people speak English, and that it's a required course in schools.

But that's OK I'm happy to teach you.

But in Dutch, "leren" means 'to teach' and 'to learn' (IIRC), so his presumption was at least a very logical one.

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