Re: Anyone conversant in Tagalog here?

On 16 Apr 2007 03:26:48 -0700, phoglund@xxxxxx wrote:

English has long ago ceased to belong to native speakers alone. It's
us - the second-language speakers - who will set the standards from
now on, not them. We outnumber them.

Could be -- but the misuses of ESL users won't become Standard. They
will always be the subject of how _not_ to use the language.

If you're happy being continually misunderstood and degraded as an
ignorant and uneducated foreigner, then be our guest! If I were to
visit Finland, I would make an honest attempt to learn some Finnish,
and would graciously accept correction by native speakers. If Finnish
ever became the dominant language in the world, I would understand
that it is important to learn it properly.

Padraic

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