These are good words, friend. My daughter is teaching in LA, where
English may be official, but suffice it to say, she is taking a crash
course in Spanish this summer just to relate with a much greater
facility. I wish I had not forgotten a lot of mine.
Cheers,
Dean
On Apr 22, 2008, at 12:59 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
On Apr 22, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Hey guys ... first of all, forgive me for causing a stir by
slipping in the Latin ... I should have stuck to America's
official lingo.
Just remember that America includes North and South America, not
just the United States, and that there are even more speakers of
Spanish than of English if you include ALL the Americas. Portuguese
and French are very well-represented as well, which tilts even more
weight on the side of the Latin-based tongues.
Plus this list is read world-wide, so there is no need to be New
World-centric. It just happens that English is read and understood
by most of us.
Don't worry, if we don't understand, we'll ask for clarification
(as some did!) No offence made, and none taken.
Christopher
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