Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-lymph!arndt From: arndt@lymph.DEC Newsgroups: net.politics,net.flame Subject: To DAVE BROWN re. bi-lingualness Message-ID: <1024@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Mar-85 17:10:45 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1024 Posted: Sat Mar 9 17:10:45 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 06:50:37 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 30 Xref: watmath net.politics:8052 net.flame:8761 Hi DAVE: How are you? I am fine. I have some friends from up in our next state who made some interesting comments about the "french language" problem. You may notice that the separatists are melting away up there? Anyway, their kids are in the language immersion program in the public schools (learning french) and they see what has happened as another stupid self-shafting by those frenchmen who insist on maintaining two languages up there. That is, now that english speaking kids are coming up (fast- the first classes are starting to graduate) and into the business world, THEY are the ones who will profit by being able to move into the better jobs in the business world where French needs to be spoken. Know why? Well, it's because they have learned French correctly!!!! Not the mongrel patois the 'French' up there speak! And the French 'speaking' kids are not doing so well learning to speak their own language correctly. The French know this and are upset. Any knowledge of this you can shed for us? Anyone else? Hope this isn't too innane for you. Listen, let's be friends. I'm sorry to have jumped on you a while ago. You must admit I have reason to be a little 'gun shy' upon occasion. I've enjoyed reading your postings. (except for that one!) Keep 'em coming. Best regards, Ken Arndt