Am I the only one receiving posts in duplicate? It seems that this
has happened at least a dozen times.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gert Gremmen [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 1:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: modest proposal
Thank you, Thank you, and applause
Regards,
Gert Gremmen, (Ing)
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf
>>Of [email protected]
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 6:20 PM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Cc: [email protected]
>>Subject: Re: modest proposal
>>
>>
>>
>>Martin,
>>
>>Your post included the following:
>>
>>* We, the ugly Americans, want the world to conform
>> to our native language. We're too lazy, stubborn,
>> and arrogant to learn another language.
>>
>>You may be partially right, but I believe there is a
>>much simpler explanation. It is human nature to do
>>only that which we are motivated to do. The English
>>speaking world has been fortunate in not having to
>>learn another predominate language to conduct global
>>business. This is probably due to the fact that most
>>non-English speaking countries do not agree that French,
>>German, Spanish, etc. are an acceptable alternate
>>"global" langauge. Therefore, English may have "won"
>>only by default.
>>
>>Here is what I remember of the U.S. interest in other
>>languages. Prior to WWII U.S. schools taught Latin as
>>a way to learn the root of words. There was a little
>>French, German, and Spanish taught. After WWII, it was
>>thought that we should be learning Russian, as the other
>>"major" technical country. Then, in the '70's or so, it
>>was thought that Japanese may be the main "other" language
>>to learn.
>>
>>In summary, Americans have never had any reason to pick
>>one particular other language to learn. Many have studied
>>other languages, but more for personal than business
>>reasons. Personally, I studied Spanish in high school, and
>>German a few years ago, but am not fluent in either,as
>>there are few opportunities to practive what little I
>>learned.
>>
>>There are people in every country that are "too lazy,
>>stubborn, and arrogant to learn another language." But
>>I find that educated professionals will learn what they
>>need to learn to conduct business in their chosen career.
>>
>>Finally, I greatly respect and am thankful for the many
>>non-English speaking peoples who have learned this very
>>difficult langauge for global business purposes. For
>>this reason, I am never critical of their English spelling
>>or errors in grammer. I can only imagine the result of
>>my trying to use German, French, etc.!
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>George Alspaugh
>>
>>
>>
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