illJazz
Premium
join:2002-09-04
switzerland
| reply to TexasGuy
Re: Second Languages
said by TexasGuy  :In England during WW2 there was a government department that was looking for German spies. So, one of the tests was to "prove" that you are an English citizen by singing the anthem. However, if you knew the anthem it only showed to the department that you are more likely to be a spy, since they believed that a normal citizen would not know every word. Haha.. that's clever! 
--
IMHO. As always 
Opera!
Trillian
Like to argue? Have something to say? Well, come and tell us at debatement.com!  |
|
TexasGuy
49 States And Texas
Premium
join:2002-12-02
Houston, TX
| reply to whizkid3
In England during WW2 there was a government department that was looking for German spies. So, one of the tests was to "prove" that you are an English citizen by singing the anthem. However, if you knew the anthem it only showed to the department that you are more likely to be a spy, since they believed that a normal citizen would not know every word.
--
-- Who drank has died, who drinks will die; is he immortal who is sober? --
-- I started out with nothing, I still have most of it -- |
|
whizkid3
Premium,MVM
join:2002-02-21
Queens, NY | reply to theman23
quote:
and recite the National anthem in English
I am not sure if I could recite the entire National Anthem in English - and I was born here! |
|
MorWired
Premium
join:2001-03-03
clubs: 
| reply to Maarvin
said by Maarvin :
Most of my neighbors are Mexican. They don't speak English at all, yet expect the "Anglos" to speak Spanish. I don't mind learning to speak Spanish. What annoys me the most is that they have all obtained a green card. That's Ok! with me too. However, it is my personal belief that if you wish to emigrate to the U.S. than you should at least be able to take a test on American History and recite the National anthem in English and not Spanish, just like every other immigrant that wishes to become an American citizen.
That is a requirement of citizenship. A green card is the first step towards that, and it takes about 5 years for citizenship to be processed. So they've got time to learn to satisfy the requirements.
--
Get your daily dose of wonder from the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).
|
|
Maarvin
Premium
join:2005-04-11
Denver, CO
 ·Comcast
| reply to theman23
Most of my neighbors are Mexican. They don't speak English at all, yet expect the "Anglos" to speak Spanish. I don't mind learning to speak Spanish. What annoys me the most is that they have all obtained a green card. That's Ok! with me too. However, it is my personal belief that if you wish to emigrate to the U.S. than you should at least be able to take a test on American History and recite the National anthem in English and not Spanish, just like every other immigrant that wishes to become an American citizen.
--
The electron is not as simple as it looks. |
|
Franz
Mad A
Premium
join:2003-06-24
Saint Louis, MO | reply to theman23
i can read spanish and understand someone if they speak very slow...
am currently trying to learn Arabic... slowly... |
|
Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-01
IA | reply to andysly5
It's so hard to learn.  |
|
TexasGuy
49 States And Texas
Premium
join:2002-12-02
Houston, TX
| reply to theman23
Hmmm, I did not go as far as most people here. Thought I did for a second there, fat chance...
I know only Russian fluently but I can't write as well as natives can.
Does Hypertext Preprocessor count as a language?
Folks, that is all for me. However, I am hoping to learn some German and Japanese.
--
-- Who drank has died, who drinks will die; is he immortal who is sober? --
-- I started out with nothing, I still have most of it -- |
|
Brat75
Cats rule
join:2003-02-05
Auburn, WA | reply to theman23
Captn:
Yes, like put.
Ruht beer.
Whats funnier is my stepdad's from Washington..and he has a Kentucky accent...
Warshington state
Warsh the clothes
and so on
Brat |
|
andysly5
join:2003-07-09
Colonia, NJ | reply to Anonymous
why do you say that? |
|
illJazz
Premium
join:2002-09-04
switzerland
1 edit | reply to theman23
Fluent in German, Bosnian, English
Non-fluent but "knowledgable" in: French (had 6 years of it total, in school) |
|
CurtesyFlush
Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy.
Premium
join:2002-08-23
Fontana, CA
| reply to Catman
said by Catman :said by CurtesyFlush :How do they pronounce oil? All or erl? earl. I figured it would be earl. That\'s a very Pennsylvania and now I see, WV way of pronunciation.
--
We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the internet, we know this is not true. - Robert Wilensky |
|
CurtesyFlush
Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy.
Premium
join:2002-08-23
Fontana, CA | reply to Brat75
Is that ruut as in put? |
|
Brat75
Cats rule
join:2003-02-05
Auburn, WA
| reply to theman23
Hey Captn..
My mom was raised in Chicago...and we in family say ruut beer
instead of rooht.
Midwest is different from Westcoast...East coast is sooo different.
I personally can only do English, but I can scratch my way through ASL, and a bit of German.
Cussing..tho...learned a lot of European cussing from gaming online.
GVD.
Brat75
--
I sometimes feel that I'm playing hockey, and God wants to throw me a curveball. |
|
Catman
Coasting On Lifes Highway
Premium
join:2003-03-13
Pineville, WV | reply to CurtesyFlush
said by CurtesyFlush :How do they pronounce oil? All or erl? earl. |
|
Anonymous
Premium
join:2004-06-01
IA | reply to andysly5
Yeah and Hungarian is such a PITA language  |
|
elias
Premium,VIP
join:2000-07-24
Miami, FL
clubs: | reply to theman23
Spanish and French.
-- Elias |
|
andysly5
join:2003-07-09
Colonia, NJ
| reply to AdamKertesz
hey, another Magyar !!!!!
wasn't too sure i'd find another Hungarian in here. My parents both came from Budapest. I'm a first gen American...
Nothing's greater than walking around the mall listening to a couple speaking their native language, thinking nobody around them understands while they complain about this and that. LOL....what entertainment !!! |
|
W8ASA
Tieng gi vay?
join:2000-07-31
Dayton, OH
clubs:
 ·magicjack.com
 ·AT&T Midwest
·RoadRunner Cable
·Vonage
| reply to Anonuser
Anonuser co' pha?i la` ngu+o+`i VN kho^ng ? Sinh ra o+? be^n My~ ha? ? To^i la` ngu+o+`i My` (to'c ddo? gia tra)'ng). To^i dda~ ho.c tie^'ng VN trong tho+`i gian to^i o+? trong qua^n ddo^.i. Ho.c xong ro^`i, to^i sang VN ddan'h tra^.n cho^'ng CS.
--
Microwave and RF Components at www.ohiomicrowave.com |
|
W8ASA
Tieng gi vay?
join:2000-07-31
Dayton, OH
clubs:
·magicjack.com
·AT&T Midwest
·RoadRunner Cable
·Vonage
| reply to theman23
I speak Vietnamese, French, Spanish, and English fluently, and a smidgen of German, Italian, and Chinese. Vietnamese comes from the Army teaching it to me during the Viet Nam war. French comes from living there for years and studying at the Sorbonne. German comes from living there, and the rest are osmotically acquired.
--
Microwave and RF Components at www.ohiomicrowave.com |
|
