Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!sri-unix!hplabs!hao!noao!arizona!megaron!debray From: debray@megaron.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.lang Subject: Re: Americans and Foreign Languages Message-ID: <1301@megaron.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Nov-86 10:17:25 EST Article-I.D.: megaron.1301 Posted: Thu Nov 13 10:17:25 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Nov-86 06:07:05 EST References: <480@pedsgo.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Dept of CS, U of Arizona, Tucson Lines: 13 > I have seen some complaining about how Americans are lousy when it comes to > learning foreign languages, and in fact take this shortcoming very lightly. Well, for a start I'd be happy if more Americans made a greater effort with their English (or is that a foreign language too?). (only 1/2 a :-) -- Saumya Debray University of Arizona, Tucson debray@arizona.edu {allegra, cmcl2, ihnp4}!arizona!debray