As a native of the USA married to a native of the Netherlands, my favorite is this:
"What do you call someone who speaks two languages?" Answer: "Bilingual". "What do you call someone who speaks one language?" Answer: "An American". Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- David, You are right. There is some confusion about who said it first. I thought George Bernard Shaw said it first, but my good friend G4WIF insists it was Churchill. I fear he may be right! But whoever said it was very astute! Dave W7AQK ----- Original Message ----- > This phrase has been attributed to Churchill, Shaw, Wilde, Russell and > more I dare say in one way or another. > > David > G3UNA > >> >> David Yarnes you are my hero of the day! Good call! Ian >> is so right "two >> countries seperated by one language" >> > countries separated a common language" > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
