Re: Literacy
- From: Cindy <leftlateraldecubitus@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:41:28 -0000
On Sep 5, 3:01 pm, Phil Yff <phil....@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:49:55 -0700, aesthe...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Should I believe Wikipedia since it claims that Japanese and Americans
are equally literate?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate
I have a hard time believing that the US is 99.9% literate.
Of course! You know many schools including colleges have ESL classes,
don't you? I skipped the ESL class, though.
I have been submerged in an English speaking culture for decades;
however, the more I know English, the more I am convinced that the
English language is far from the Japanese language. I should be
speaking like native people most of times, but it is so unnatural
sometimes. For example, when you entertain a baby, I don't know how
to do it in English. Do a peek-a-boo? I know the play, but it's just
not me. I would rather do inai-inai-ba.
.
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