Group: seattle.politics
From: rfischer@sonic.net (Ray Fischer)
Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: 'We're not going to turn America into a bilingual country toaccommodateyou'

Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' ) wrote:
>Ray Fischer wrote:
>> Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' ) wrote:
>> >Soupy Sales wrote:
>> >> Attila < wrote:

>> >> >> So it dies make sense. Eventually, most people will know
>> >> >> English and Spanish, and the two languages will probably merge. You can
>> >> >> fear that for the rest of your life.
>> >> >
>> >> > None of us will live long enough for two languages to merge.
>> >>
>> >> You'll be long gone.
>> >>
>> >Name any languages that have "merged".
>>
>> English and French. Or rather, old English and old French to create
>> modern English. Approximately. 1066, Battle of Hastings, Norman
>> invasion, etc.
>
>English and French didn't merge.

You're an idiot. Oh, wait, "idiot" is one of those old French words
that you believe is English. For that matter, so is "language"
so you don't know what I'm saying, do you?

Which is no surprise to anybody.

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Ray Fischer
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