[tied] Re: Celts & Cimmerians

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "wtsdv" <liberty@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
> > wtsdv wrote:
> >
> > I use english when I need to comunicate with people which do not
> > know my language;
>
> Which is everyday. Usually several times a day on this
> list! How likely is it that it will be any different
> for your child? You will certainly want your child to
> be able to enjoy all the opportunities that English has
> afforded you, so will of course want it to learn English
> too. The difference is, your child will be able to learn
> English from birth.
>

I remember in Grand Junction, Colorado someone fixing my VW for free,
since I didn't have much money. I felt bad about it, so I offered to
teach him some German, so he could read the manuals in German, if
need be. Pointless, he said, in ten years time everyone will be
speaking English anyway. That was 1971.

McLuhan was wrong about the global village. This is what the world
is: a big room surrounded by small rooms behind one-way mirrors. We
can see everything you do, and you can't see anything we do.

Torsten