English Only: The Language Wars Flare Up Again From: alternet.org
Tagged: English-onlyPosted on: July 9th, 2008
The language wars flare up whenever insecure Americans worry that English is becoming passé.
It’s a cultural paranoia that is laughably off the mark. According to research, children of immigrants stand a better chance of losing their native language and speaking only English than never learning English at all. Still, it’s a fear that is resistant to facts. I ought to know. I’ve seen it up close.”*
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