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cachukis

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13. I suspect part of the problem stems from early
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:04 PM
Feb 10

childhood education.
Bilingual families address the matter early on.
Parochial groups don't.
As an altar boy, I had to contend with Latin. My grandfather had spoken Spanish as a transplant. My father didn't speak English until he was nine.
As a reader of the classics, I was made aware of translations.
Culture and language go hand in hand.
Depriving our youth of exposure to understanding the linguistics of even modern day language is unfathomable. They create language and steal language every day.
Why parents would deprive their children of how words start and how they become is befuddling.



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English is are language Dear_Prudence Feb 10 #1
The little red pen in my head is in constant motion some days! niyad Feb 10 #4
And it's OFFICAL! Permanut Feb 10 #6
Only since March 2025 niyad Feb 10 #9
you spelled "rite" incorrectly. ret5hd Feb 11 #17
Morans SheltieLover Feb 10 #2
To this day, some of us still use it to indicate a truly deep level of niyad Feb 10 #7
I saw a meme I'll paraphrase..the Constitution is in English and you guys don't seem to understand that. At all Deuxcents Feb 10 #3
That particular meme is what prompted my post tonight. niyad Feb 10 #5
In the run-up to 2016, they used to tout Melania's multi-lingual skills (fluent in seven languages, or so they said). Sogo Feb 10 #8
Six, although we never saw any indication of it. niyad Feb 10 #11
How many of the lily white peeps screaming johnnyfins Feb 10 #10
Interesting question. niyad Feb 10 #12
I suspect part of the problem stems from early cachukis Feb 10 #13
To thiis day, I can still recite part of the Latin mass! And a friend and I niyad Feb 10 #14
"...ignorant, clueless, provincial" and, in many cases, proud to be so. 3catwoman3 Feb 10 #15
Sadly, you are quite correct about their pride. niyad Feb 11 #16
I really hope there is no one here who understands Hungarian LOL DFW Feb 11 #18
I rarely use that one unless I am truly annoyed. A single digit niyad Feb 11 #19
I don't think I'll ever make it to thirteen DFW Feb 11 #20
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