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Pexster 04-09-2009 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayci (Post 695668)
Excuse me, I live in Fresno.
Foreign language in high school is usually required, for university, but it's not Spanish.
I never took it.
I took french, and am now taking Chinese.

It's not a requirement.
It's wise, I think, but not a requirement in all of california.
I never said "all" of California.

Kayci 04-09-2009 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Pexster (Post 695692)
I never said "all" of California.
Hell, it's not even the majority of california... :/
But you said "California"
Just California.
That could go as it as a whole. :/

Pexster 04-09-2009 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Kayci (Post 695698)
Hell, it's not even the majority of california... :/
But you said "California"
Just California.
That could go as it as a whole. :/
No need to get mad. I had enough crap today. Thanks.

Well now you know that I didn't mean all. :P

Kayci 04-09-2009 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Pexster (Post 695701)
No need to get mad. I had enough crap today. Thanks.

Well now you know that I didn't mean all. :P
Never said I was mad. :]
:/ Is also my :?

Pexster 04-09-2009 07:24 PM
Sorry for thinking you were mad.

Okay, but i don't think it would be a bad idea for japan to have a second language. Like I said in my other post.

Kayci 04-09-2009 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Pexster (Post 695707)
Sorry for thinking you were mad.

Okay, but i don't think it would be a bad idea for japan to have a second language. Like I said in my other post.
...Well, to be honest, not saying you're that kind of person, but a lot of people who seem to say so are americans, and may think english should be the only language too in the world in general.

I think Japan should be left alone- they already have a lot of things done to help learn english, but it's no use if they want to stay the way they are- monolingual.

Has anyone heard of Esperanto, btw?

burkhartdesu 04-09-2009 07:30 PM
Uhmm, this is all a little insulting... Not to mention embarrassing, because the OP is clearly ignorant to the subject.

Sure, a lot of people speak some English but I find it more like a novelty rather than fluency.


Does America even have an "official" second language? If we aren't willing to adopt Spanish, why the hell would the Japanese (or anyone) consider this a possibility?

Shouldn't there only be one "official" language?

Branding English a secondary language is a little eccentric, and unrealistic.

Pexster 04-09-2009 07:43 PM
I agree.

All im saying if they want a second language, that would be cool with me.

Im not saying they should have one.

Payne222 04-09-2009 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by burkhartdesu (Post 695714)
Does America even have an "official" second language?
We don't even have an "official" first language.

YanBrassard 04-09-2009 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 695550)
Expecting scientists to explain themselves in a language other than their own is a barbed-wire to progress.

There are thousands of talented translators who can translate their findings when needed. Why make the scientist learn a foreign language?
I agree with you. Asking to all the scientists of a country to explain themselves in English is purely arrogant, especially when it is asked by a native English speaker.


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