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cbclark4
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French is spoken in many homes in northern New Hampshire and Vermont.
German is spoken quite famously throughout Pennsylvania.
I know of many Italian speaking homes in Massachusetts, in the New Bedford and Fallriver area of Mass. Portugese is spoken.
Multilingual, the post-debate spin will no doubt be yes bilingual fails it's multilingual that is successful.
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ChimpumCallao
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: your mom
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Octavius Hite wrote: |
| According to what I have read the Philippines are tri-lingual (Spanish, English, Tagalog). |
yes, but i wouldn't use them as an example to dispute the argument that bilingual countries don't work. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| ChimpumCallao wrote: |
| Octavius Hite wrote: |
| According to what I have read the Philippines are tri-lingual (Spanish, English, Tagalog). |
yes, but i wouldn't use them as an example to dispute the argument that bilingual countries don't work. |
Why? Language isn't the problem in the Philippines...Corruption, some racial issues and religious differences seem to be more the problem then anything... |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
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| I can't even begin to tell you all how much my life has been enriched by being able to read the back of my Corn Flakes box in French every morning |
...and it's kept you regular. |
Oui. Oui. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: Re: "Bilingual countries don't work!" |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
Says a republican candidate during the CNN-aired debate tonight.
What country was he talking about?! |
Belgium(trilingual), Canada, India, Switserland and Luxemburg are the only ones i know to be multilingual.
Multilingual as in, supported by the governement. |
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ddeubel
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Belgium(trilingual), Canada, India, Switserland and Luxemburg are the only ones i know to be multilingual. |
I'm sure many here could add to that list.
How about S. Africa? Other African nations could be included in your list. I'd also add Singapore which has 4 official languages. Indonesia also.
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| ChimpumCallao wrote: |
| Octavius Hite wrote: |
| According to what I have read the Philippines are tri-lingual (Spanish, English, Tagalog). |
yes, but i wouldn't use them as an example to dispute the argument that bilingual countries don't work. |
I wouldn't use Canada either. We keep shoving more and more billions at Quebec...and it gets us nowhere |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| I wouldn't use Canada either. We keep shoving more and more billions at Quebec...and it gets us nowhere |
So says Albertan oil executives and their supporters.
The population of Quebec is in excess of the combined population of seven of the ten provinces (including Alberta in that calculation!).
Canada is not a failed state.
(66% of Canadians live in Central Canada (Ontario and Quebec) and so it's no surprise where tax funds end up. I say that as a B.C.er, from a province that's third in population, but gets less than that in federal funding.) |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| We keep shoving more and more billions at Quebec...and it gets us nowhere |
Uh... where are we supposed to be going? |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| ddeubel wrote: |
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| Belgium(trilingual), Canada, India, Switserland and Luxemburg are the only ones i know to be multilingual. |
I'm sure many here could add to that list.
How about S. Africa? Other African nations could be included in your list. I'd also add Singapore which has 4 official languages. Indonesia also.
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The problem with a lot of african states is that the local language is seldom an official language.
But yeah, I agree with what you are saying  . |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one The Urban git.  What part of Canada are you from exactly? |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Octavius Hite wrote: |
| According to what I have read the Philippines are tri-lingual (Spanish, English, Tagalog). |
I was so suprised when I first heard a person from the Philippines talking - they used a combination of tagalog, English and Spanish all in the same sentences. |
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eddie1983man
Joined: 31 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| mithridates wrote: |
| And Luxembourg. Who's going to have to break the news to them that they don't work? |
Yea, i guess he forgot about Canada too.
we have 2 officially recognized languages, French and Canadian  |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| Guri Guy wrote: |
| Nice one The Urban git. What part of Canada are you from exactly? |
Why thank you sweetie....awww you shouldn't have. Ontario if you must know.
I think we should call their bluff and say "go ahead leave". They never will since they need our cash to stay afloat. They have one of the most bloated public services ever. Time to start cutting.
(Note to self: Now I remember why I don't post so much here anymore.) |
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