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Selwyn
Even those who are fluent in a language don't always know the proper term for something because of the "dreaded word": DIALECT. Take for instance the country of India.
There are 40 recognized languages and 400 recognized dialects in India, and a person from New Dehli might not be able to understand a Punjabi unless they both use a dialect of English, but even then it might not be the same dialect of English (go figure).
I just finished having the same fooking argument with somebody about making English the official language here. He wants "Standard English" as the official language and I keep asking him "Which Standard English?" *sigh*
We'll discuss this subject some other time if you're interested. :)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
Even those who are fluent in a language don't always know the proper term for something because of the "dreaded word": DIALECT. Take for instance the country of India.
There are 40 recognized languages and 400 recognized dialects in India, and a person from New Dehli might not be able to understand a Punjabi unless they both use a dialect of English, but even then it might not be the same dialect of English (go figure).
I just finished having the same fooking argument with somebody about making English the official language here. He wants "Standard English" as the official language and I keep asking him "Which Standard English?" *sigh*
We'll discuss this subject some other time if you're interested. :)
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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