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Fri Jul-11-08 01:48 PM
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| 105. this thread certainly brought a few out of the woodwork... |
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 on topic: legislating culture NEVER WORKS. FOR ANY EMPIRE. IN ANY HISTORICAL ERA. UNDER ANY RULER. IN ANY GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM. PERIOD.
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| -People need to learn to accept the fact that Spanish is the language of the Western hemisphere |
RGBolen |
Jul-09-08 03:56 PM |
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The Brazilians might disagree with you |
SidneyCarton |
Jul-09-08 03:57 PM |
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They speak a unique language in Uraguay ... |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 04:03 PM |
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Catalan maybe? |
LSparkle |
Jul-09-08 04:08 PM |
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Jo parlo català (I speak Catalan) |
DFW |
Jul-10-08 04:53 AM |
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Wow... |
redqueen |
Jul-10-08 09:56 AM |
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neato! nt |
sudopod |
Jul-10-08 11:50 AM |
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Not really. In Uruguay and Argentina, they speak what they call 'castellano' |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-09-08 04:12 PM |
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Interesting! A friend of mine from Uruguay had a hell of a time... |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 04:18 PM |
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Unless she comes from one of the Indian tribes, like the Guarani? |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-09-08 04:24 PM |
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Castellano just means Castilian, which is Spanish with a lisp or |
Cleita |
Jul-09-08 04:55 PM |
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Well, they don't lisp in Argentina, nor did any of the Chilenos I met. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-09-08 05:51 PM |
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No they don't. They glide over the parts that Spaniards lisp. I know. |
Cleita |
Jul-09-08 05:54 PM |
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Argentines pronounce those consonants very audibly as well. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-09-08 06:04 PM |
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Well, I've never been in Argentina so I suppose you would know. |
Cleita |
Jul-09-08 06:24 PM |
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LOL! Yes, there ARE quite a few of those there, as well. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-09-08 09:57 PM |
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Ex Nazis? nt |
raccoon |
Jul-11-08 10:17 AM |
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it's possible, there was a story they were looking for Aribert Heim here quite recently |
FarceOfNature |
Jul-11-08 01:42 PM |
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In Spain |
guardian |
Jul-10-08 11:28 AM |
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Well, my grandmother was from Madrid and she spoke with a lisp. |
Cleita |
Jul-10-08 12:59 PM |
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Castilian(spanish from Spain) |
SoCalDem |
Jul-09-08 06:07 PM |
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There are different kinds of Spanish from Spain too just like we have different |
Cleita |
Jul-09-08 06:28 PM |
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Actually there are entirely different languages spoken in Spain |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Jul-10-08 12:24 PM |
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Saludos from Buenos Aires! |
FarceOfNature |
Jul-11-08 01:29 PM |
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That's great. Unfortunately, business, politics, and academia don't follow head counts. |
Occam Bandage |
Jul-09-08 03:59 PM |
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Englisch ist lingua franca! |
Karenina |
Jul-10-08 07:33 AM |
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Englisch ueber alles!!!! |
datasuspect |
Jul-10-08 10:03 AM |
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Yes, very common second language in France |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jul-11-08 10:27 AM |
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the future, such as it will be, will be multilingual |
eShirl |
Jul-09-08 04:01 PM |
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US and Canada disagree. Sorry. English is the #1 language here... |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 04:02 PM |
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Um... funny you include Canada in that... |
hooraydems06 |
Jul-09-08 05:24 PM |
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No kidding. I lived there for 4 years. The language ain't Spanish. |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 09:03 PM |
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OK, but so far it's YOU that disagrees... |
hooraydems06 |
Jul-11-08 02:01 AM |
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60% of Canadians don't speak French |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jul-11-08 01:03 PM |
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...¿ Y ? |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-09-08 04:03 PM |
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Yes. It's a heck of a lot easier to spell. nt |
raccoon |
Jul-11-08 10:20 AM |
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'People' need to learn that until we have One World Order |
peace13 |
Jul-09-08 04:18 PM |
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ALL people need to speak Chinese, then |
Mike Nelson |
Jul-09-08 04:24 PM |
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OK, I'm leaving. |
Dr.Phool |
Jul-09-08 04:29 PM |
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Shit dude perhaps you better get to Rosetta Stone |
simskl |
Jul-09-08 04:52 PM |
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Actually, throughout Latin America, indigenous Indian languages are |
Cleita |
Jul-09-08 04:59 PM |
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by that philosophy- chinese is the language of the earth. |
QuestionAll |
Jul-09-08 05:05 PM |
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China actually has something like five major languages. nt |
BullGooseLoony |
Jul-11-08 10:21 AM |
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Nope sorry. I live in the Northeast.. |
Marrah_G |
Jul-09-08 05:08 PM |
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.... |
turtlensue |
Jul-10-08 07:36 AM |
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Get a pilots license and see how good that works out for ya. n/t |
cherokeeprogressive |
Jul-09-08 06:09 PM |
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Good one! Or do nearly anything in the international economy. nt |
MookieWilson |
Jul-09-08 08:30 PM |
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That's an interesting way to put it. |
ColbertWatcher |
Jul-09-08 09:08 PM |
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Don't forget "red stick" |
Perragrande |
Jul-10-08 12:23 AM |
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LOL! There was a whole bunch of them... |
ColbertWatcher |
Jul-10-08 12:25 AM |
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And a place very near and dear to my heart: |
ForrestGump |
Jul-10-08 03:51 AM |
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Or maybe just "Big Tit" |
Art_from_Ark |
Jul-11-08 12:41 AM |
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But that's French. |
Clark2008 |
Jul-11-08 10:24 AM |
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... |
pokerfan |
Jul-10-08 04:37 AM |
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Here's an interesting list of state names from foreign languages |
ThinkBlue1966 |
Jul-10-08 12:00 PM |
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Yea that language especially goes over real well in France and Holland. |
EbenezerMcIntosh |
Jul-10-08 12:29 AM |
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And Italy... |
ForrestGump |
Jul-10-08 04:20 AM |
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Porra! Tem muito pessoal que fala português também. |
Swamp Rat |
Jul-10-08 12:41 AM |
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e ai e amigo, tu falas tambem? |
SidneyCarton |
Jul-10-08 12:13 PM |
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It's a close run thing |
muriel_volestrangler |
Jul-10-08 07:30 AM |
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Been to the Carribean lately? |
turtlensue |
Jul-10-08 07:34 AM |
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Language can isolate people. |
zanne |
Jul-10-08 07:37 AM |
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My former inlaws were also french canadian immigrants. |
Marrah_G |
Jul-10-08 10:02 AM |
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I spoke only French until I went to grade school. |
zanne |
Jul-10-08 11:44 AM |
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We speak english in America |
JMackT |
Jul-10-08 09:54 AM |
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Englisch ueber alles! |
datasuspect |
Jul-10-08 10:09 AM |
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They absolutely should learn English |
Indenturedebtor |
Jul-10-08 10:10 AM |
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You should learn spanish. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jul-10-08 11:31 AM |
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Really |
JMackT |
Jul-10-08 11:36 AM |
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Jul-10-08 11:37 AM |
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I think he mentioned in his first post that he IS learning another language, just not Spanish. |
TCJ70 |
Jul-10-08 11:46 AM |
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Do you believe him? |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jul-10-08 11:48 AM |
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I don't have any reason not to. |
TCJ70 |
Jul-10-08 11:51 AM |
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I dont care |
JMackT |
Jul-11-08 09:36 AM |
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Why should the poster learn Spanish? |
El Pinko |
Jul-10-08 12:01 PM |
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Because he says Mexicans should learn english. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jul-10-08 12:03 PM |
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That's not what he said... |
TCJ70 |
Jul-10-08 12:08 PM |
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Mexican Americans. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Jul-10-08 12:09 PM |
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Thank you for correctly... |
TCJ70 |
Jul-10-08 12:31 PM |
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Well... |
El Pinko |
Jul-10-08 06:53 PM |
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WTF |
JMackT |
Jul-11-08 09:38 AM |
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ummm...re: your avatar, I'm not convinced Hunter S Thompson even spoke English |
FarceOfNature |
Jul-11-08 01:45 PM |
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Profanity is the universal language. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jul-10-08 10:12 AM |
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Jul-10-08 11:36 AM |
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You mean, the southern part |
question everything |
Jul-10-08 11:40 AM |
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Whats your point? |
MiltonF |
Jul-10-08 11:55 AM |
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Especially in Quebec! |
AngryAmish |
Jul-10-08 11:57 AM |
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oh brother... |
El Pinko |
Jul-10-08 11:57 AM |
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It is the language of poverty |
Lifetimedem |
Jul-10-08 01:01 PM |
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Lou Dobbs, is that you? |
sfexpat2000 |
Jul-11-08 02:54 AM |
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Doub't Chinese will take over |
One_Life_To_Give |
Jul-11-08 01:18 PM |
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You tell'em "person speaking english"! |
gatorboy |
Jul-10-08 07:03 PM |
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I know enough |
RGBolen |
Jul-10-08 11:10 PM |
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the answer lies in Esperanto...the metric system of all languages! |
Blue_Tires |
Jul-10-08 11:18 PM |
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english is the language of business |
pitohui |
Jul-11-08 12:08 AM |
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Even though half of our neighbors are Spanish speaking, |
girl gone mad |
Jul-11-08 02:51 AM |
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No, it won't. |
texasleo |
Jul-11-08 04:49 AM |
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Don't say that in Canada! |
depakid |
Jul-11-08 02:54 AM |
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Coming from the French speaking Caribbean I do have a bone to pick. |
vaberella |
Jul-11-08 04:59 AM |
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I am not speaking Spanish... |
and-justice-for-all |
Jul-11-08 05:13 AM |
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Spanish would make a great lingua franca |
treestar |
Jul-11-08 10:19 AM |
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I'm for teaching spanish to all kids in public school-but it has to be approached properly |
noonwitch |
Jul-11-08 10:55 AM |
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Lovely language. |
Maestro |
Jul-11-08 11:01 AM |
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French would be a much smarter second language up here in Maine. |
mainegreen |
Jul-11-08 01:33 PM |
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What is this? Stupid posts week? |
Snarkturian Clone |
Jul-11-08 01:42 PM |
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this thread certainly brought a few out of the woodwork... |
FarceOfNature |
Jul-11-08 01:48 PM |
#105 |
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