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Old 07-12-2008, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Skippy View Post
For a little while a few years ago, there were some that were 1 for Spanish and 2 for English. That generated a bit of a backlash, so we got 1 for English. Sometimes it seems like Spanish is taking over, but I've made the following observation in my neighborhood: many of the adults speak little or no English, but their kids are generally bilingual. For example, I went out to smoke just a few minutes ago and a little girl walked up to me carrying a kitten and asking something about cats in Spanish. After a "como?" on my part, we continued the conversation in English, and hers was nearly as good as mine.
Just to understand the point are you making... Are you saying, that in another generation or so, we will be back to English as a primary language, based on your observations?

No slight or flaming intended, my relatives spoke German and Irish when they came here, and I'm certain they did so for some time afterwards.
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