Same here in Texas. I never took Spanish in school but people that did tell me the Mexicans around here can't understand them when they speak "laboratory" Spanish.
Bobby Herring Texas Farm Bureau Insurance -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Passing of Chris Mason reported John, I never took Latin, I took Spanish and then ended up working in Mexico. I learned the Spanish dialect where I was working. The same was true when i was transferred to Switzerland and learned French, Swiss French was a tad different than French French. Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Jan 16, 2013, at 7:26 AM, John Gilmore <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > There is no sin in being a Latin dropout or indeed in never having > dropped in on, say, egyptology. Both can be compelling when well > taught; and they are of course boring when--as is too often, even > usually, the case--they are badly taught. We are long past the time > when Ben Jonson could put Shakespeare down for his "small Latin and > less Greek". > > These things said, a knowledge of the classical languages can also be > practically useful and give great pleasure. > > Expectations are different in different contexts. There is a story > about Robert Oppenheimer's response to a complaint from one of his > Ph.D. candidates that the paper he had been asked to discuss in a > journals seminar was written in Dutch. That response was, "But it's > such easy Dutch!" > > John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN WWW.TXFB-INS.COM CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The foregoing message (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2521, and is CONFIDENTIAL. If you believe that it has been sent to you in error, do not read it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies received the highest score among auto insurance providers in the Central Region in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Auto Insurance Study(SM). Study based on 34,828 total responses measuring 14 providers in the Central Region (AR; IA; KS; MN; MO; NE; ND; OK; SD; TX) and measures opinions of consumers with their auto insurance provider. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed March - April 2012. Your experiences may vary. Visit JDPower.com.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
