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Reader comment on: Dying Languages
in response to reader comment: English--YES!

I am multilingual, and have often thought along the same tracks. I do think the human race loses something intrinsically... [MORE]

Jack Rail 

Jan 1, 2007 01:09

I was trained as a thinker in the language as culture era, not as a futurist, and have to wonder... [MORE]

Mike King 

Dec 29, 2006 01:44

Ah me! There is so much wrong with this article it's difficult to know where to begin. Knowledge in one... [MORE]

Arthur Dieli 

Dec 28, 2006 23:27

McWhorter claims that it's not really so bad that native languages are dying out at a faster rate than at... [MORE]

gary drevitch 

Dec 28, 2006 23:16

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Chris B. Behrens 

Jan 4, 2007 16:14

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while this might not be a stereotype, it is the sad truth that many natives who have lost their language... [MORE]

pombero 

Jan 9, 2007 12:36

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charles rogers 

Feb 14, 2007 17:07

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"Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find... [MORE]

charles rogers 

Feb 14, 2007 17:12

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As cruel as it may seem, keeping ancient languages alive serves no real purpose other than maintaining a sense of... [MORE]

Crosby Boyd 

Dec 28, 2006 22:23

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I am very proud of my Irish heritage and I know that the Anglo-Saxons committed great crimes against the Irish... [MORE]

Michael Gilleran 

Dec 28, 2006 17:38

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Dear Mr. McWhorter, et al.--

I enjoy your humor; it is good for the soul. And, although I love the sound... [MORE]

Nancy Joyce Jancourtz 

Dec 28, 2006 10:24

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John McWhorter is right. The the previous commenters know this but they don't want this truth out. For what? Racism?...

Arthur Mwangi 

Jan 1, 2007 13:48

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I agree with you. The easiest way to have all people speak the same language would be to teach them... [MORE]

pombero 

Jan 9, 2007 12:38