Letters of recommendation from non-native English speakers (US schools)

[PhizKid]

When applying as a transfer to a 4-year college from community college, is there anything detrimental about this? I don't want to be insulting and ask him to get someone to proof read his letter of recommendation, but he's not exactly a Nobel laureate or NAS member so I'm afraid if his letter is not well written clearly in English, it might affect the admissions committee. Will it?

 

[mfb]

Do you have any specific reason to expect bad english?
Anything good enough for a publication should be fine for a letter of recommendation, I think.

 

[PhizKid]

all his publications seem to be non-English as far as what's on his public resume. whenever we communicate via e-mail, his emails aren't very fluent and neither is his speech.