I read about this this week and actually thought of your previous post, in case it’s helpful:

Godspeed.

I have mad respect for people who learn English as a second language. For starters, it’s two languages (Anglo Saxon and Norman French) in one, and it’s utterly ridiculous. As James Nicoll said, “The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We…

One night in a sports bar, I heard a guy at the next table say, “Everyone in America should speak English, just like Jesus Christ did.”

Research has proven time and time again that simultaneous or sequencial bilingualism don’t have a negative impact on language learning and development. One language actually supports the other and there are serious neurological benefits, especially on attention control. Professionals who say the minority language…

“There even are places where English completely disappears; in America they haven’t used it for years.”