Yes, on re-reading I too found misleading implication.
Nick Rout wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:56:37 +1200
InfoHelp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<flamefare>
politics aside - bilingualism is good for your kids' future
(nz is the exception to the internationalist rule - limiting)
</flamefare>
<flameresponse> I am not against learning maori or biculturalism or
bilingualism, but to imply that learning maori will get you anywhere in
the commercial world overseas (which is the implication I take from the
above, in the context of the discussion to date) is just
silly.</flameresponse>
So to explain I meant that, from my own experience, learning a second
languange is the difficult first step (ideational shift) to learning any
number more. That should be: multilingualism is good for your kids'
future, & bilingualism is the necessary first step to that - wherever
it can be found. Multilingualism will get you everywhere "in the
commercial world overseas", as you say.
anyway OT now, can we just concentrate on, as you said, promoting Free
(as in freedom) Software, and Free (as in flowing) Beer :-)
PS I can now be there although will probably be late.
Great - it's a happening thing :-)
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