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The strange case of Rafael Ramos

Posted: May 16th 2003 18:23. Last modified: March 20th 2009 20:37

On Wednesday the local paper, La Vanguardia, published a Blair-bashing article in its online edition (subscription only). Written by its London correspondent, Rafael Ramos, its appalling English is what first grabbed my attention. A brief glance at his previous work revealed improbable geographical errors and interesting yet uncredited resemblances to the work of others.
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Mr Ramos’ [...]

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