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Forum: Speaking and Listening 6th July 2007, 12:39 AM
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Why do caucasians love English?
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Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
Oh. I thought Chinese was supreme. It's spoken by 1.3 billion people, ya know!? lol
Enough of this thread, my hair hurts!
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 11:29 PM
Replies: 62
Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
Sure. After you answer the question: Why do Caucasians love English?
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 11:26 PM
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Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
Which makes the original post all the more stupid by inferring from his encounter with a single
German, whose native tongue is not even English, a sweeping generalization about the Caucasians
love...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 11:17 PM
Replies: 62
Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
The emphasis was on the person being "white" or "Caucasian" and not German. Read the original
post. Besides, why should a German not feel attached to English? English is a Germanic tongue!!
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 11:15 PM
Replies: 62
Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
I don't see anything wrong with that either. I think that perhaps some would perceive language as
just a tool because Chinese - or whatever second language they're learning - has no deeper...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 11:08 PM
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Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
Yonitabonita, I'm sure the irony of this post has not been lost on you. On the one hand, the
original thread poster criticized a "Caucasian" for speaking to him in English, which I take to be
a...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 10:32 PM
Replies: 62
Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
Roddy, this attitude is far and wide. I'm surprised you haven't encountered it living in China
amongst Sinophiles. You can see it in the very title of this thread: "Why Do Caucasians Love
English?"...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 10:10 PM
Replies: 62
Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
This is a gross oversimplification of what language is. With all due respect, this is, frankly, an
ignorant statement. Language is not merely a tool for communication. Language is a source of...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th July 2007, 08:45 PM
Replies: 62
Why do caucasians love English?
Views: 4,214
Posted By david1978
Re: Why do caucasians love English?
Why is this the most ridiculous title for a thread...ever?
Thank you, Mugi. I think if a Westerner started speaking Chinese to me, I'd walk away too.
Sthubbar, you should probably consider how...
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