I’m a foreigner also (German citizen), and learned English in 3rd grade. I’m also half persian and speak farsi. So I took some liberty with her, since we both have the persian ancestry.
Plus, she has been ridiculed here before and it was suggested to her that she gets someone to proofread her reports prior to publishing. She’s had her chances to avoid this last round of teasing…I think she was just asking for it.