Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!ut-sally!topaz!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) Newsgroups: net.travel Subject: Re: subjugation of language Message-ID: <1854@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Dec-85 16:14:59 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1854 Posted: Mon Dec 23 16:14:59 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Dec-85 01:48:44 EST References: <575@watmath.UUCP> Reply-To: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP Followup-To: net.nlang Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 9 In article <575@watmath.UUCP> srradia@watmath.UUCP (sanjay Radia) writes: > >One thing you have to understand is that the English language and the American >culture is affecting the culture of many countries and often >people will get defensive in order to preserve their culture and language. That's true-- here in America, we absolutely will not accept anything foreign, especially words. Some of the words we will not use are croissant, Volkswagen, tortilla, sushi, luau, sheik, glogg,... oh... never mind.