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Retrograde

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10. Non-Americans tend to be more likely to be multilingual

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 11, 2024, 09:20 PM

Jan 2024

than the average American. Immigrants from Central America may speak an indigenous language as well as Spanish. My forebearers spoke Polish and German before they came to the US, and learned English as their 3rd language.

I like the new term - it avoids the built-in assumption that non-Americans all speak only one language

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I just learned a term that is new to me: English as a New Language/ENL [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2024 OP

The euphemisms are coming faster. Igel Jan 2024 #1

How is this a euphemism? Euphemism for what? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #3

How in the world get you get to violence from ELL now being ENL? LearnedHand Jan 2024 #9

Post removed Post removed Jan 2024 #2

What language is being controlled here? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2024 #4

Constantly renaming things isn't just a liberal characteristic Bucky Jan 2024 #5

Liberals? MineralMan Jan 2024 #6

Depending on where the students are from, they may already be multilingual RockRaven Jan 2024 #7

Non-Americans tend to be more likely to be multilingual Retrograde Jan 2024 #10

Well I think the jury is still out on that one as there is already an ENL GreenWave Jan 2024 #8