tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post2297958346516155479..comments2023-05-01T05:17:41.677-07:00Comments on Tales from Helminthdale: Close cubic packingKevin Musgrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-18904464666134880312008-06-06T14:26:00.000-07:002008-06-06T14:26:00.000-07:00Given the average Englishman's ability to speak th...Given the average Englishman's ability to speak the lingua franca when he's abroad, I know I don't agree.<BR/><BR/>Besides:<BR/><BR/>(1) Our book funds aren't scarce; we don't spend it all.<BR/><BR/>(2) When supporting immigrants' integrating with the local community and learning English it helps if we meet them half-way.<BR/><BR/>(3) As people get older they lose recently-acquired language skills.<BR/><BR/>(And the appaling thing is that most of the Eritreans have better English skills than the indigenous population!)Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-82714264475191726082008-06-06T10:32:00.000-07:002008-06-06T10:32:00.000-07:00Cow apparently is close-minded, old-fashioned, and...Cow apparently is close-minded, old-fashioned, and waaaay too conservative but Cow thinks those moving to English-speaking areas should learn English instead of insisting that scare book funds be spent purchasing materials in Tagalog or other languages.<BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.com