Yusupha,
I think Fatou's posting can make some of us to start falling in love
with the French language (Laugh).One should also be aware that since our
immediate neighbour(Senegal)speaks French then mastering this language can
be of significant help to Gambians.
Bye and do have a great day!
ARONA
>From: Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [Re: senegal]
>Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:25:12 EDT
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>Daddy, I agree with you somewhat. I myself can somewhat understand the
>language, but what is the point of posting solely in French? At first, I
>was
>going to read the post because it seemed interesting. Then, on second
>thoughts, I decided that instead of having to pull out my French dictionary
>and catch up on the language, I deserved to read the post in English.
>After
>all, this is a Bantaba for Gambians, and none of us deserves to be left out
>of a conversation. It is one thing not to be interested in a particular
>topic, but I find it absolutely ridiculous that another person who is
>interested in Fatou's topic and is unable to read French will have to use
>the
>delete button, while their curiosity is left begging. Is this space going
>to
>be a free for all where people can post in other relatively obscure
>languages
>such as Swedish and Arabic? At this pace, we might as well open the L to
>all
>other languages and make it a place where people speak in different
>tongues,
>consequently blocking most other solely English speaking Gambians from
>their
>discussions.
>
>But I have had the whole day to think about my earlier post, prompting me
>to
>think about a reasonable compromise. How about, along with a post in
>another
>language, an accompanying translation in English? This so that everyone has
>access to the post. No matter how democratic and tolerant we want to be,
>we
>have to understand that along with our culture the thing that binds us
>together the most and allows our messages to be heard is the English
>language.
>
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