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1 posted on 06/04/2014 11:44:25 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
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How does one lose his native language when it's the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible?

Fraud, I say! Fraud!

46 posted on 06/04/2014 12:59:29 PM PDT by Oratam
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Puts me in mind of weak people who lack substance and integrity; like B-HO and Hillary’s sudden southern affectation when talking to a black audience or Madonna’s sudden English accent after living in London for less than a year. Sure, I’ll buy that the kid and dad both think they’re Afghanis, because they don’t really know WHO they are, in general.


47 posted on 06/04/2014 1:00:12 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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$274.00 here http://www.rosettastone.com/lp/sbs/?rsi=diplomabgd&cid=se-br-gg-diplomabgd&gclid=CKmPiISB4b4CFQzItAodrF0A-A and the weasel will be speaking like a native.


48 posted on 06/04/2014 1:00:13 PM PDT by A_Tradition_Continues (formerly known as Politicalwit ...05/28/98 Class of '98)
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You tend to lose your language skills when asked questions that you don’t want to answer.

Ask any school kid sitting out in the hallway at school or in the principal’s office.


49 posted on 06/04/2014 1:03:38 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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This is BS. My mom grew up speaking Macedonian in her home. After marrying my dad, and then after her mon died, she didn’t speak Macedonian for about 25 years. When Grandpa Repcheff died, these frail 90+ year old Macedonian women came to the calling and my mom and my Aunt Vickie just jabbered away with them, in Macedonian.

The only case of losing a language I’m aware of was Cynthia Ann Parker, kidnapped by Comanches at age nine.


54 posted on 06/04/2014 1:38:47 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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In high school, someone from my town had a Chinese foreign exchange student. Later in the year, they said he was have trouble speaking Chinese to his parents on the phone.


56 posted on 06/04/2014 2:12:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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So...get the traitor a translator.


58 posted on 06/04/2014 2:22:48 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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Baloney. I have lived in this country for well over 30 years and am still fluent in my native language. Total hogwash.


61 posted on 06/04/2014 4:59:57 PM PDT by bergmeid
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