| Re: Should English be the official US language? [message #362792 is a reply to message #362554] |
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We can't even get English the language in our own country. How the hell would we get it for the whole world? At least the internet is ... that is a good start.
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| Re: Should English be the official US language? [message #363390 is a reply to message #363387] |
Tue, 16 December 2008 17:33 |
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| mjfabian wrote on Tue, 16 December 2008 19:22 |
On a completely different note, I think American students suck at foreign languages compared to other countries, and there should be an effort to fix this.
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I think this is mostly due to the lack of motivation most students have to learn another language- English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and most things nowadays feature English in some way or another, so really it's no necessity. However, I agree, foreign language is an important part of the curriculum that should be improved.
I love foreign language classes, I've taken German and Spanish in the past and am currently in Chinese 1 as a freshman. Fun class.
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| Re: Should English be the official US language? [message #363405 is a reply to message #362554] |
Tue, 16 December 2008 18:37 |
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Agreed; there really isn't much of a motivation for people born in the US to learn any language but English. Not like there would be for, say, someone living in France or Germany with other countries in easy driving distance speaking literally dozens of different languages. Most tourist hotspots in Mexico aren't places which require fluency in Spanish, and Canada is bilingual wherever it isn't English-dominant... and that covers all of the countries a US citizen can get to without the hassle and expense of ship or airline travel.
I believe there is an intrinsic value in having at least partial fluency in another language, if only in order to be a more well-rounded and open-minded person (it aids in understanding culture; the language one speaks has a significant influence on thought patterns). However, that isn't the sort of thing that should be legislated; if people want to live in ignorance of the world around them, that's their own damn business. There should not be second language requirements in school, period.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| Re: Should English be the official US language? [message #363434 is a reply to message #362554] |
Tue, 16 December 2008 22:52 |
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I agree with cheesesoda. I live in a French dominate part of Canada and am therefore forced to learn both English and French in school.
I've lived here all my life and even have friends who are French yet somehow I still manage to suck at learning it and this causes lots of problems for me.
Because I suck at French I tend to dislike the language, but I completely understand the reasons why I should try to speak it better and for the most part I am required to know the language if I intend to work full time.
Point of my little story being, although I suck at French I don't expect the government or anyone else to accommodate my needs and it is my own responsibility to try harder if I expect to get anywhere in life; I think the same should be said about anyone else who can't speak the dominate language of the location they reside in.
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| Re: Should English be the official US language? [message #363606 is a reply to message #362554] |
Wed, 17 December 2008 16:06 |
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O fuck, my bad. Here, I'll *facepalm* myself... lol...
Anyway, seriously, the official language of air and maritime transportation is English, let's just step it up a notch. Here's my resource: click
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| Canadacdn wrote on Wed, 02 July 2008 15:52 |
If you don't want EA to get any credit, destroy their Refinery. Duh.
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