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lexx21

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3. I argue that it isn't just other languages

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:54 AM

Nov 2012

the so called "business elite" don't value English skills either. They don't want people who use English well and properly in their boardrooms, in their marketing departments, in their speeches, and on their websites.

There really is a disdain for liberal arts talents generally.

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