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01-28-2004, 03:51 PM
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Why Is It That We Have To Speak English?
WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO SPEAK ENGLISH?
An officer in the U.S. Naval reserve was attending a conference that included admirals from both the U.S. Navy and the French Navy. At a cocktail reception, he found himself in a small group that included personnel from both navies. The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans learned only English. He then asked: "Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you speak French? Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied: "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you would not have to speak German." The group became silent.
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01-29-2004, 11:13 AM
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Quote:
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"I fly this plane for my country, when it stops flying it's not my fault, it's the countrys." CDR Fred "Bear" Vogt. The Last Skipper of VF-33's, F-4's. A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it. -- Author Unknown
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01-29-2004, 12:46 PM
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ROFLPIMP !!!! Thanks !!
Larry
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01-29-2004, 02:06 PM
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Well, some of them might be among these: - English is an Indo-European language I'm told, which sorta means that we Euros have a special linguistic instinctive relationship with they of the "Sub-Continent"... which Himmler & Co. parlayed into a Reich... not surprising therefore the comment about German, eh? - German is a beautiful language, especially (to my taste) the Austrian dialect thereof... where they soften the end consonants. - We and the British did not, by ourselves, save Europe from the Huns. Yes, we came in right on time (a tad late by my reckoning though :-), and yes, it went "our" way, but "our way" is not the only way. Etc., for starters in the food for thought department...
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