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To: ManyMoose who wrote (571751)5/4/2004 3:57:50 PM
From: microhoogle!  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Yep. While I will be flattered that someone would attempt to learn my minority language, in the common interest I personally would advocate a common language as medium of instruction and also conducting business.

However, encouraging other languages could be done as a gesture to reach out to people who have trouble comprehending any language other than their mother tongue but it should not be taken for granted.

IMO, ENGLISH should be a must in schools and no way around it. All effort must be made to provide special assistance to people who have trouble with English (atleast to provide a future level playing ground and less reason to complain about equality in competetion)



To: ManyMoose who wrote (571751)5/5/2004 12:55:32 AM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
Like the Swiss?

"There are four national languages in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. In principle, all four languages have equal rights." - Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C.

re: "Amen to that. You don't have to go very far to see what happens to countries with two official languages. It merely exacerbates already severe racial and ethnic tensions."