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From: ictaylor@hkusua (Taylor Ian Christopher)
Subject: Re: English - the international language? No
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harrisd@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu wrote:
: I don't know about others, but I personally could do without the 
: references to barnyard animals and human hind ends. I just wanted to 
: mention that I speak Arabic, English, and passable French, three of 
: the five official UN languages, as well as German, the unofficial 
: sixth. Yet I can walk all over West Jerusalem (the Israeli side) and 
: not find one in twenty people I can communicate with. So much for 
: English or any other UN language as the international language. 
: David Harris, Washington, DC
 >> I AM HEREBY CALLING YOU A LIAR OK? A LIAR! I cannot believe or
 respect what you ahve just said. No-one in W.Jerusalem speaks English,
 Arabic or German? Absolute lies. Why embarrass yourself with that crap?
 In my humble experience, a good many Israeli soldiers speak passable
 Arabic (you know, the ones dressed in green and carrying guns?) I think
 they are taught it or something. Of course, if they're Sephardic then
 Arabic may well be their first language! Also, a lot of Israelis come
 from USA. Are you saying that they have forgotten English?! Most of the
 shopkeepers speak English and a lot of the older Israelis will speak
 German (you know, the Ashkenazis? You have heard of them right?
 <smirk>). To sit there and spout that Israelis are incapable of
 communicating in English, German. Arabic or French is just nonsense.
 One wonders what your motives were for saying that pile of rubbish?
 BTW, I am not Israeli, Jewish or pro-Zionist or anything like that,
 just stunned by the garbage that you came out with!
 : In article <3k11ns$j52@infa.central.susx.ac.uk>, mppe4@central.susx.ac.uk (Elliot) writes:
: > Mutant (novmondo@solar.sky.net) wrote:
: > 
: > : No, English is not, nor will it ever be THE 
: > : international language - pull your head out of your ass, fool. Esperanto 
: > : is not now THE international language, but it is AN international 
: > : language; 
: > 
: > 
: > I disagree. English is the first international language. Also, I
: > own no donkey.
: > 
: > --
: > 
: > -  Elliot Fullwood  -         Physics Division, University of Sussex,
: >                               Brighton. BN1 9QH.  United Kingdom.
: > +44 1273 606755 ext.2937      Internet: mppe4@solx1.susx.ac.uk
