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From: mcv@inter.NL.net (Miguel Carrasquer)
Subject: Re: Taiwanese Modern Spelling System (TMSS)
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Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 04:49:06 GMT
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In article <37tf52$mo2@nuscc.nus.sg>,
Xie Min (Dr) <isexiem@leonis.nus.sg> wrote:
>
>Anyway, I just feel that a single language would be the best for
>human being. Unifying our language is a step in right direction.
>

Whether you mean "for a human being" or "for mankind", I strongly
disagree on both counts.  I was fortunate enough to be raised
multi-lingually, and I don't think I would have been better off
with just a single language (even if it had been "unified Chinese").
A world where only a single language were spoken would be very
dull indeed (and would force me to learn Klingon :-), and the only
redeeming feature of it would be to put an end to the myth that
"if we all spoke a single language, all would be peace and
understanding".

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