James McLain

James McLain

From Tampa Florida And Still Living Near By
Thursday, December 8, 2016

Boycotting What Others Write Comments

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People who's first language isn't English,
obviously were born some where else.
No, in America we haven't allowed cattle to
roam the streets while people starved.
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Denis Mair 09 December 2016

The people of whom you write have brought international flavor to this site. They need the English language as much as we do, to serve as a unifying national language. The people in southern India, who speak Tamil or Kannada or Malyalam, don't want to force their children to study Hindi as a standard language in school. They would prefer that they study their own regional language plus the international language of English. English is the world language now, so it is bound to take on different flavors. You yourself have praised the writing of a certain poetess whose name begins with L. Each of her poems is full of swirling colors and thoughts. Besides her own talent, this is also due to the rich mythology she absorbed from her culture. I for one am glad for an infusion of such colors into English.

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James McLain

James McLain

From Tampa Florida And Still Living Near By
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