Yus
as Sang mentioned in his earlier e mail , we will only learn . I did some french
in high school and tried to practice it when i got the message. I laughed at
myself when I was telling a Senegalese friend of mine in Atlanta the names and
titles on the phone.
Cheers
Habib.
Yusupha Jow wrote:
> 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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