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A math teacher’s viral post prompted a debate over the language, which some see as an optional skill — and a symbol of Western dominance.
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Today’s bandiers of obscenity could learn a thing or two from Greek. The post The Four-Letter Failure appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Four-Letter Failure Today’s bandiers of obscenity could learn a thing or two from Greek. TakiMag Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images As an unfortunate birthday approaches, my movie director friend Michael Mailer asked what wish I’m about to make: “Keira and Lily, I’d even give them up for Americans to stop using the F-word,” was my answer. Be it used as an adverb, noun, or verb, the F-word is now as ubiquitous as “hello” once was, proof that the barbarians have breached the gates and are now lords of the manor. Hollywood, of course, heads the mob of vulgarians, inserting the ghastly word in every script, dialogue, and speech. And the fools follow. As no one reads any more, the message is transmitted…Open
CHULA VISTA, CA — A worker at the California Department of Motor Vehicles requested an interpreter to help translate for a helpless minority customer who came in only speaking English.
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Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca.
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We explore six sentences that have shaped the American story.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that the commercial driver behind a deadly Virginia bus crash does not speak English. NEWSMAX Correspondent Christina Thompson has more on “Wake Up America.”
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English’s hybrid history, silent letters and overcomplicated rules are what make the competition fierce.
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Voters in Idaho will decide Tuesday who will face off in the general election for the governor, Senate and several House races, along with ballot measures for the legalization of marijuana and designating English as the state’s official language.
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I’ve just read a deeply fascinating and provocative book that affirms something I’ve been trying to articulate for three decades! So, join me today as I explore David Crystal’s The Fight For English and discover what the glorious anarchy of language has to teach us about the beautiful spontaneous order that defines our daily existence. SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS: https://corbettreport.com/the-fight-for-english/ ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO ALL OF THE ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND WEBSITES MENTIONED? HOW ABOUT COMMENTS? THEY’RE AT THE CORBETT REPORT WEBSITE! JUST FOLLOW THE “SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS” LINK ABOVE TO GO THERE DIRECTLY.
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