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English Only: The Language Wars Flare Up Again From: alternet.org

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“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.”*

*From: www.alternet.org
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
Posted on: July 9th, 2008
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Filed Under: Essentials, Language Issues, Tomás' Picks
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