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Has anyone else noticed how half the posters who profess such an undying love for the English language can't manage to crank out a grammatically correct paragraph in English? If they've even heard of an indirect object, they can't begin to identify one. And if you asked them to point out the conjunction in a sentence, they'd have to quickly google 'what is a conjunction?' first in order to pretend that they knew what one was all along.
Not that I'm complaining, mind you. Personally, I think immigrants should learn English. But I think so for their own good, not because my fragile feelings get hurt if I'm within earshot of a private conversation spoken in another language. In a similar vein, if native speakers of English are too lazy and/or stupid to learn the proper usage of their mother tongue, it's no skin off my nose.
Dang! Couldn't rep you again, U. This post is like buttah. Buttah!
What was the point of the son repeating over and over "you are going to die soon". It was kind of creepy and almost sounded like a threat.
He was fed up with trying to reason with the old cow his mother took great offense to her comments and was quite emotional he showed more restraint than I would have his voice remained calm I give him credit for that I would have yelled at her. He wasn't threatening her get a grip he was telling her she was old and didn't have much longer to live.
OMG!!!1!! You have to HEAR another language!!! You poor, oppressed person!
And how do you know how many years someone has been here? Are you asking to see their papers? How do you know they aren't visiting family here in the states? Or are recent arrivals? You don't know and it's none of your damn business!
When it is spoken loudly out in public rather than quietly and privately and I am surrounded by it day in and day out wherever I go yes I object to it. All I can tell you is with the number of Spanish speakers that do it all the time it is hard to believe that they have all been here a short time, or are visiting relatives. I didn't say that they are all here illegally either. It's more than likely that many are not. When it interfers with other's enjoyment in a restaurant or any other public place it IS my/their business.
He was fed up with trying to reason with the old cow his mother took great offense to her comments and was quite emotional he showed more restraint than I would have his voice remained calm I give him credit for that I would have yelled at her. He wasn't threatening her get a grip he was telling her she was old and didn't have much longer to live.
So again, what was his point of telling her she was old and didn't have much longer to live? What's that have to do with it? It was as though he was salivating over it.
How rude of that woman to criticize a mother for speaking in her native tongue! This country is a melting pot of cultures, races, religions, and languages. That lady has forgotten what it means to be an American.
Part of being an American is assimilating into our society.
So again, what was his point of telling her she was old and didn't have much longer to live? What's that have to do with it? It was as though he was salivating over it.
What's there to figure out, he was offended by her words and demeanor his statement reflected the frame of mind he was in at that moment his words were intended to be retribution(he was trying to get under her skin), people often aren't very logical when they're emotional. That's may take on it.
How disgusting. So what if a family is speaking Spanish or Russian or Italian or any other language. America does not have a national language, no one is required to learn/speak English.
Funny,
I never see the so-called "Liberal news media" reporting this attacks on people's freedom
Most jobs require that you speak English while on the clock and rightly so!
I've forgotten more about working in hospitals and nursing homes than you probably ever have known, and am here to tell you especially among the assistants/aides things are what they are. You are hard pressed to find anyone much less "American speaking" only willing to work for wages and conditions found in even some of the better places.
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