From: “Mark M.” <markm@voicenet.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-12-22 01:26:42 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 17:26:42 -0800 (PST)
From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 17:26:42 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Ebonics
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19961221180621.006965f0@mail.execpc.com>
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On Sat, 21 Dec 1996, Matthew J. Miszewski wrote:
> Why is it that personal freedom, sometimes expressed by choice of dialect
> or language, seemingly has such arbitrary limits? Many on the list
> complain that they are subject to too many rules, and yet, seem to chime in
> on multi-linugual issues in this way.
I never said that the government should force people to speak a certain
language. You are missing the main point: How do you expect to communicate
with an employee who can't speak any language that you can understand? It's
not arbitrary at all. In fact, it's rather simple.
Mark
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