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2004-10-22 Great White North

Official Multilingualism Creates 'Sign Language' Dilemma

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Posted by tipper 2004-10-22 10:39|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Our funds should be spent on helping immigrants learn English, not contributing to disunity through multilingual efforts.

Not going to happen, as long as votes can be had, business can be gained, and ethnic egos can be stroked by licking the asses of some particular ethnic group.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-22 11:57:34 AM|| 2004-10-22 11:57:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 An excellent anecdote on why English must be the only official language of the US.

Incidentally, I learned the other day from a teacher friend that an administrator of their school district was forced out of her position because she was trying to force bilingual ed (and whole language) into the district instead of working with the ESL curriculum THAT WAS ALREADY WORKING. The teachers were the ones who finally revolted and pushed to get her out.

Posted by Jules 187 2004-10-22 12:08:39 PM|| 2004-10-22 12:08:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The only problem I see here is that the multi-culti solution does not go far enough. What about blind people, admittedly a vanishingly small part of the driving population, whose rights are violated by traffic signs designed only for the sighted?

And what about the rights of whales and dolphins, our fellow mammals, who are not even mentioned in the article. Yes, the fascist US 9th Circus Court has ruled they have no standing to sue the US Navy, but does that mean their rights should be trampled simply due to their lack of legs?

Also, in closing, I would like to nominate Canada is the Official Country of Scrappleface.

Posted by SteveS 2004-10-22 1:55:38 PM|| 2004-10-22 1:55:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 What about blind people, admittedly a vanishingly small part of the driving population, whose rights are violated by traffic signs designed only for the sighted?

Well, at least here in California, drive-up ATMs have Braille markings on them.....so we're halfway there...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-22 4:34:48 PM|| 2004-10-22 4:34:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 guess we can call them not-so-cunning-linguists? *rimshot*

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-22 4:38:10 PM|| 2004-10-22 4:38:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 LOL Frank. And rimshot!?!? Ay carumba.

Posted by Jules 187 2004-10-22 4:44:14 PM|| 2004-10-22 4:44:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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