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[QUOTE]Originally posted by B.J.: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Toadkiller: [qb] As for the "you'd be speaking X" debates the proper response from almost any "foreigner" to an American would be " at least I can speak more than just one language". Speaks three languages = trilingual Speaks two languages = bilingual Speaks one language = American [/qb][/QUOTE]Toadkiller, I realize you're also speaking about yourself with this, but I had to respond. Most Americans don't have any use for learning a second language. I can drive 1000 miles in any direction and most people still speak English. Sure, I had to take Spanish and a little French in middle and high school (as did most Americans), but that's practially gone from memory since I don't have any opportunities to practice it. Considering that the size of US states are similar to the size of European countries, I'm sure that if every state spoke a different language we'd learn more than one language. Personally, I'd love to learn Russian or Japanese or German. But since the only place I would have to practice it would be the classroom, there's no way I'd become fluent enough to consider myself bilingual. B.J. (P.S. - I thought it was funny. Some people are too PC to take a joke. If you can't poke fun at yourself, what's the point?) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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