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Re: Please learn English

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From: Karl Odent
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:00
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> > In my opinion it should be esperanto or something similar.
> > It is also possible to re-construct esperanto to some wished direction.
> >
> > Earlier I used to have an attitude, which kind most of the english-
> > speakers have:
> >
> >      "We already have the universal language - english",
> >
> > but then I got tired of the advantage and unfair easiness, that it
> > gave to the native english-speakers against the others.
> 
> Jesus, don't take this away from us, it's the only thing we've got going
> for us anymore.  Since the Empire went to the dogs we've got nothing
> else.  We can't even speak French.
> 
> Please, don't kick a nation when they're down.
> 
> Keep speaking English.



I think you have a point here.  Anyhow, I think learning languages
indeed is a way of getting to understand cultural differences better.  I
think that on a worldwide scale, English has taken a place in everyone's
life and that this situation has come to such an extent that no return
is possible.  I speak 5 languages myself and in this way I have learned
a lot about cultural differences.  Therefor I would like to stimulate
everyone, even those who use Englih as a native tongue, should learn
more languages.  If this is esperanto or any other language, I don't
care.  Just learn them.  

Friendly greetings,
Karl Odent.

http://www.dma.be/p/bewoner/SAAB/
Karl.Odent@student.kulak.ac.be
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From: Karl Odent <Karl.Odent@student.kulak.ac.be>
Subject: Re: Please learn English
Date: 1996/12/17
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