tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post9122025208661739916..comments2023-10-24T00:40:27.831-07:00Comments on Friar Yid: The Language of HyperboleFriar Yid (not Shlita)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10311439778319103094noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-23515018532831681332010-05-15T12:37:14.609-07:002010-05-15T12:37:14.609-07:00I have no idea. -_- Don't mind me. -_-I have no idea. -_- Don't mind me. -_-SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704885840004960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-31707453107428521472010-05-14T19:55:15.266-07:002010-05-14T19:55:15.266-07:00SJ- I'm not sure exactly what you're respo...SJ- I'm not sure exactly what you're responding to. The words "main language" never appear in Farber's article or my post. Nor am I claiming that the vast majority of Americans don't, or shouldn't, speak English.<br /><br />My point was, first, debunking Farber's bizarre ad hominems about the evils of bilingualism (which, when done properly, is quite beneficial-- certainly more so than merely being monolingual), and two, discussing whether English needs to be established as the official language of the country, and if so, what does that actually mean in practice? (Considering that the two states Farber was carping about allegedly suffering from various language-related ills <i>already have</i> English as their official language, I'm guessing that he at least, doesn't have a clue.)Friar Yidhttp://friaryid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-51051197367897534892010-05-14T18:27:55.688-07:002010-05-14T18:27:55.688-07:00Of course English is the USA's main language. ...Of course English is the USA's main language. You cant have a functioning country with 1,000,000 main languages.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704885840004960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-73945691569274294632010-05-14T06:36:13.290-07:002010-05-14T06:36:13.290-07:00A few years ago, we hosted a visiting college stud...A few years ago, we hosted a visiting college student from India. He returned out hospitality by inviting us to a dinner sponsored by the local Indian Students Association at our local university. The main thing I remembered from this is that the Indian students (and I mean they were all born and raised in India) had a far better command of the English language than many (or even most) native-born Americans that I know.Conervative Apikorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23499413.post-27049096890798986232010-05-13T20:39:59.501-07:002010-05-13T20:39:59.501-07:00Great blog and I loved this post. (Found you throu...Great blog and I loved this post. (Found you through your comments on failedmessiah.)<br />Do these nativists not realize or not care that they're simply recycling arguments from 150, 100, and even 50 years ago? People lash out in such predictable ways when their privilege is threatened.<br /><br />They also labor under the fantasy that the US has an official (federal) language. It hasn't happened yet and it won't happen. Cute how they expect everyone else to yield to our non-existent official language and our shrinking linguistic hegemony, but if they're asked to give an inch, it's apparently a really big imposition.Michelle Lnoreply@blogger.com