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ellisonz

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193. Because this is DU:

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 02:42 AM

Jan 2013

At Tue Jan 15, 2013, 01:31 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

Because that's the only language the OP has been able to learn.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2189329

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

This is a personal attack against the writer of the OP. The specific TOS violation is in the section, "No bigoted hate speech", "disability, or other comparable personal characteristic".

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Jan 15, 2013, 01:39 AM, and the Jury voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Seriously? It's a joke! It's low-hanging sarcasm. It's not even a mean one!
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: Hide it so MIRT can decide.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said:
This is beyond even what I call "DU sensitive".

Leave it. Phrased as a question, no malice involved.

I was Juror #1 - You, Sir, Are A Bigot Against People Who Can Only Learn Their Native Tongue

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Why English? blogslut Jan 2013 #1

Because that's the only language the OP has been able to learn. FSogol Jan 2013 #182

Because this is DU: ellisonz Jan 2013 #193

LOL: "Hide it so MIRT can decide." FSogol Jan 2013 #194

That alert reminds me of my favorite language joke: FSogol Jan 2013 #195

. Orrex Jan 2013 #2

I will second that Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #5

... RKP5637 Jan 2013 #9

lol quinnox Jan 2013 #16

Don't bogart the popcorn... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #64

why not English samsingh Jan 2013 #3

Why not Zoidberg? theKed Jan 2013 #169

it's not spoken by very many people samsingh Jan 2013 #184

to quote your avatar... keroro gunsou Jan 2013 #196

Spanish would make more sense arcane1 Jan 2013 #4

No it wouldn't. The OP said "WORLD" not US of America. vaberella Jan 2013 #35

Actually, Spanish is #2 blogslut Jan 2013 #44

But how many learn it as a second language? Confusious Jan 2013 #49

Hell if I know blogslut Jan 2013 #50

In terms of total number of speakers, Spanish is behind Chinese and English FarCenter Jan 2013 #103

Which is exactly what I was referring too.n/t vaberella Jan 2013 #127

Cool blogslut Jan 2013 #145

No it wouldn't Confusious Jan 2013 #48

Korean would make even better sense bhikkhu Jan 2013 #124

You are right...but they are adapting to Western culture more and more. vaberella Jan 2013 #129

English orthography could be readily simplified. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #131

The International Phonetic Alphabet could be used FarCenter Jan 2013 #141

We can't even update the QWERTY keyboard Jenoch Jan 2013 #163

Thanks for posting this ... Most Americans couldn't even understand the simple metric system. I RKP5637 Jan 2013 #176

Well, the REST of the English-speaking world has at least gone metric. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #181

Funny you should ask... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #135

Not really. Ask Brazil. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #175

OR we can continue strengthening our synapses by learning other languages BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #6

I was just reading a few days ago ... surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #29

Latin! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #7

How about you learn how to spell it correctly first. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #8

You mean, spell with the extra (and unnecessary) "u"s? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #178

ha ha dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #179

How about Chinese? It's the most spoken language in the world. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #10

Is it? Mandarin or Cantonese? Orrex Jan 2013 #12

Mandarin and Cantonese are considered dialects rather than separate languages. BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #24

Anyway, what about the other question? Orrex Jan 2013 #27

What is the distinction? Elaborate. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #34

Okay Orrex Jan 2013 #42

Strange, but from that same page BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #54

You're misreading the numbers Orrex Jan 2013 #62

I don't assert anything other than what I've read by BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #72

You're arguing a point that's been multiply refuted Orrex Jan 2013 #78

Maybe it's been refuted in your mind since it's about winning an argument for you BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #101

It's not "all about winning." That's a petulent objection. Orrex Jan 2013 #133

Yes, it's petulant. So why was that your objective? BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #168

It is typical of the person losing an argument to complain about the person winning the argument Orrex Jan 2013 #170

Someone who speaks canton can't understand mandarin Confusious Jan 2013 #99

My inclination for Chinese languages is to trust in the username of 'Confuscious'. randome Jan 2013 #105

Oh, I believe you completely. 100%. BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #112

YOU can look it up on the web. pangaia Jan 2013 #185

My experience in China, and having a Chinese wife, pangaia Jan 2013 #57

Spanish is easier to learn than English or Mandarin. pnwmom Jan 2013 #147

agree! I was trying to say rice and I was saying poop all because of the intonation lunasun Jan 2013 #155

Spanish is much easier than French or English to spell, because it doesn't have all those pnwmom Jan 2013 #157

Here you go blogslut Jan 2013 #31

Thank you for this. Mandarin BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #40

Well, more and more people *do* study Chinese War Horse Jan 2013 #19

True. On the other hand, imo, Spanish is the easiest language to learn BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #30

Spanish is easiest IF you speak English or another Western European language Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #59

Wow. That was one intelligent student! BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #63

Interesting.. pangaia Jan 2013 #71

English is actually my second language War Horse Jan 2013 #65

American-English is my first language (born in the U.S.) BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #83

Interesting, indeed War Horse Jan 2013 #94

And not suited to being a lingua franca. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #23

Many people believe the same thing about the English lang - as BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #61

I have a high school buddy Jenoch Jan 2013 #164

The problem with Chinese Confusious Jan 2013 #51

Holy Testicle Tuesday, I can work on my Chinese swearing! backscatter712 Jan 2013 #113

Too limited, too imprecise, too many regional variations, too difficult to learn. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #151

That's true. I agree. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #161

I'm under the distinct impression that its various dialects SheilaT Jan 2013 #180

ugh Viva_La_Revolution Jan 2013 #11

Only if English gets rid of its crazy grammar, etc. LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #13

that is part of its charm quinnox Jan 2013 #14

The problem with that is dialects and regional variations as well as sound shifts... Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #25

Oh Scots or Cockney-perfect example of this all for one and why it doesnt go too far for speech lunasun Jan 2013 #156

Second that. DetlefK Jan 2013 #45

German has problems with "der, die and das" articles LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #76

So does English. Igel Jan 2013 #84

I call for a general Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #132

Um... LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #140

Special meeting of an Armistice Committee. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #159

Sehr dank LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #173

There, their, they're, them?? loyalsister Jan 2013 #122

Or better - its completely arbitrary spelling bhikkhu Jan 2013 #123

The advantage of the Chinese system Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #160

Here is a list of words in English that might be problematic Jenoch Jan 2013 #165

The Tough Coughs as He Ploughs the Dough FSogol Jan 2013 #183

It already is a lingua franca in many respects War Horse Jan 2013 #15

who are we to say what the world's language should be? spanone Jan 2013 #17

I'd go for something retro... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #18

How about Indo-European? arcane1 Jan 2013 #21

Some status quo proponents would say that that Tower of Babel is too damn short! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #39

LMAO! arcane1 Jan 2013 #46

All Internet protocols are written in English Recursion Jan 2013 #20

What a horrible idea. nt. polly7 Jan 2013 #22

Esperanto MrScorpio Jan 2013 #26

I prefer Interlingua -- similar to Spanish with fewer quirks. hunter Jan 2013 #108

Once this thread sets the world standard, Speck Tater Jan 2013 #28

Chinese is coming up...and even our people are learning it to compete in the world market. vaberella Jan 2013 #32

If Chinese competes with English I would be surprised Confusious Jan 2013 #89

Actually... vaberella Jan 2013 #126

2 billion speak English Confusious Jan 2013 #134

Sounds like a path to illiterateship... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #33

Yeah. Lets make English the world's *offical* language. redgreenandblue Jan 2013 #37

Somehow I don't think those morans War Horse Jan 2013 #69

Why not Engrish, it would be much more fun HarveyDarkey Jan 2013 #36

Why? It's difficult to learn, a hodgepodge of borrowings from other languages, MineralMan Jan 2013 #38

Someone once told me that English is a Germanic language War Horse Jan 2013 #55

That's pretty close. MineralMan Jan 2013 #77

Oh, how I know about the exceptions... :) War Horse Jan 2013 #109

2 billion people speak English Confusious Jan 2013 #90

I don't see the need for an official world language The Second Stone Jan 2013 #41

The world's marketplace already has designated English. former9thward Jan 2013 #43

I find it interesting that the few posts that express this point of view have NO responses. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #189

I am no cheerleader for globalism. former9thward Jan 2013 #190

What for? sibelian Jan 2013 #47

Its easier to "conquer" when you take their culture/language away. darkangel218 Jan 2013 #52

How about we not "infer" what someone thinks? Confusious Jan 2013 #91

English is already being taught all over the world. darkangel218 Jan 2013 #100

"official" doesn't really mean much Confusious Jan 2013 #106

most of the world doesn't speak english bowens43 Jan 2013 #53

Non native speakers of English Confusious Jan 2013 #92

English is already pretty official davidn3600 Jan 2013 #56

IMO the thing that's holding Europe back... CJCRANE Jan 2013 #58

I don't think that is a problem. pangaia Jan 2013 #85

I'm thinking of the EU government... CJCRANE Jan 2013 #102

Let's all start speaking Esperanto! csziggy Jan 2013 #60

Esperanto draws on a few European languages. Igel Jan 2013 #96

I am dumber for having read this OP. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #66

Best answer Lithos Jan 2013 #75

Make it offical. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #67

English is thoroughly laughable pseudo-language jpak Jan 2013 #68

Mandarin please. Coyotl Jan 2013 #70

So is Mandarin Lithos Jan 2013 #74

What an absurd notion Lithos Jan 2013 #73

Old joke I first heard in Europe: thucythucy Jan 2013 #79

Google is on the case. (Google translate) sadbear Jan 2013 #80

Yeah sure... 99Forever Jan 2013 #81

Why should people be encouraged to abandon their culture? Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #82

I hate the idea. Glassunion Jan 2013 #86

Many countries have the english language taught in their southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #87

yIDoghQo' bluedigger Jan 2013 #88

Actually, I think it is. RebelOne Jan 2013 #93

It kinda already is. Separation Jan 2013 #95

I'm okay with that. Imperial System of measurement too. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #97

Esperanto, designed for just that purpose, much better than Spanish or Englis ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #98

Esperanto is unnecessarily difficult for non-European language speakers. hunter Jan 2013 #120

There arw Jenoch Jan 2013 #104

But most of those people are not widely dispersed throughout the world. randome Jan 2013 #107

Actually, the Indians wouldn't disagree Confusious Jan 2013 #110

"English is an official language of India." War Horse Jan 2013 #115

I did not know that. Jenoch Jan 2013 #162

The best way to do it is to not do it MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #111

I think the official language... actslikeacarrot Jan 2013 #114

Lol! I would vote for that! Confusious Jan 2013 #117

It's already the de facto world language in things like aviation Warpy Jan 2013 #116

There's a saying among translators War Horse Jan 2013 #118

Instead of promoting a single European... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #119

Whose English? And what would that mean? bhikkhu Jan 2013 #121

With thanks to Backscatter712 - GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #125

LOL limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #128

Which is it English or American? whistler162 Jan 2013 #130

I'm American I took English as a second language. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #146

Some good and bad DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #136

No, no, no! I vote for Spanish. English spelling is so effed up. raccoon Jan 2013 #137

How about we all sprout wings and fly around pooping cinnamon rolls for our hungry animal friends? dorkulon Jan 2013 #138

What? Force the teabaggers to learn a new language? Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #139

What would that mean? Would everyone be forbidden to speak any OTHER languages? n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #142

No need to declare it an official language, it is already the language spoken in more places than hedgehog Jan 2013 #143

On the numbers, there's a far stronger case for making Mandarin the world language. n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #144

English has been the language of international business for most of a century already Hekate Jan 2013 #148

All airline pilots must communicate in English. Historic NY Jan 2013 #149

It is already the de facto lingua franca (irony smiley goes here), so what's the issues? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #150

Absurd. n/t cheapdate Jan 2013 #152

I am sincerely hoping that you are joking when you say that the world speaking English would be Number23 Jan 2013 #153

If one wanted a more explicit language it should in fact be German not English. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #177

Mandarin or Spanish unless your "world" is very very small and centrally located near you lunasun Jan 2013 #154

Your world must be small. 1.8 billion people speak English Confusious Jan 2013 #172

Waar heeft iedereen het toch over? cvoogt Jan 2013 #158

"...let's have English officially recognized as the world language." Jenoch Jan 2013 #166

There's no governing body to enforce that treestar Jan 2013 #167

meh... AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #171

Hello? English pretty much IS the de facto world language. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #174

Um, no. a la izquierda Jan 2013 #186

+1000! Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #188

Language is a unifier of culture within many cultures. AZ Progressive Jan 2013 #187

Really? We should be putting Anglo-Saxon culture in the ashbin of history. Name one people who RB TexLa Jan 2013 #191

The Peoples Front of Judea? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #192