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What is a proper reply for "Excuse my bad English"? I was waiting in a room and the interviewer, who is French, came in and said "Good afternoon and excuse my bad English". I just don't know how to reply, it's really awkward.

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One response you might try is, "Your English is probably better than my French," but I'm afraid this question isn't really on topic. – J.R. Sep 22 '12 at 9:45
Thanks, J.R., that's a good one. I was just wondering what native speakers would normally reply to this polite expression, like when someone said "thank you", you say "You're welcome" – xiajiezai Sep 23 '12 at 10:51
I suppose you could just politely say something like, "Oh, it's no problem." – J.R. Sep 23 '12 at 11:21

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