Re: Apple and the Holy War

[pausch@saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <391071C1.140D9A@inetnebr.com>,
Roy and/or Janet Miller  <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
 
> Paul Schlyter wrote:
> 
>> You mean a lot of people go through the US educational system, all
>> the way through college, without learning one single foreign language?
> 
> Are you kidding?  Most go through 13 years of schooling, and never learn
> their own language correctly. I was shocked once to listen to a judge at
> the reading of a will say "We was fishing on the Marmaton...."
 
ARE YOU KIDDING?  In my country, almost everyone will have to learn
some of THREE foreign languages before even entering high school!  My
son is 13 years, and is at his 6th year at school.  His mother tongue
is Swedish of course.  He's been learning English at school for 6
years and German for 2 years.  One half year he also learnt a little
French....
 
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