Songbirds May Be Able To Learn Grammar

Charter News ^ | 04-26-06 | WestVirginiaRebel

[WestVirginiaRebel]

WASHINGTON (AP)-Th simplest grammar, long thought to be one of the skills that seperate man from beast, can be taught to a common songbird, research suggests.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

So what would a songbird say if it could talk?

"I don't do requests."

"Tonight we have seen the beginning of the planet of the parakeets!"

"What's with the bread crumbs, anyway? Don't you know those are high in cholesterol?"

[GSlob]

"So what would a songbird say if it could talk?"
What do the talking parrots usually say? Mostly profanities, or begging food.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

If one has ever laid in bed on a hot southern summer's night listening to a mocking bird, this is no revelation. They not only have good grammar, but speak it in several different languages.