Comments on: Obama’s Language Mandate: Why It Feels Like Hungarian to Me http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:44:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: english language school http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-1831082 english language school Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:21:32 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-1831082 We're a group of volunteers and opening a brand new scheme in our community. Your website provided us with useful information to paintings on. You've performed an impressive process and our entire group will probably be grateful to you. We’re a group of volunteers and opening a brand new scheme in our community. Your website provided us with useful information to paintings on. You’ve performed an impressive process and our entire group will probably be grateful to you.

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]]> By: collegekid http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-237126 collegekid Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:41:13 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-237126 **I meant ARITHMETIC, not algebra. **I meant ARITHMETIC, not algebra.

]]> By: collegekid http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-237124 collegekid Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:39:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-237124 I agree, kids can barely speak proper English these days, let alone learn a foreign language. I owe a lot to my 6th grade teacher who forced us to diagram sentences EVERY SINGLE DAY. No doubt, I hated the guy, but I still seem to know more about sentence structure and grammar than English majors (I'm a biochem major, math minor). ALSO, the American educational system completely fails at teaching students math. I admit, even after taking Calculus I, II, III, linear algebra, etc. I STILL rely on my calculator for simple algebra. I agree, kids can barely speak proper English these days, let alone learn a foreign language. I owe a lot to my 6th grade teacher who forced us to diagram sentences EVERY SINGLE DAY. No doubt, I hated the guy, but I still seem to know more about sentence structure and grammar than English majors (I’m a biochem major, math minor). ALSO, the American educational system completely fails at teaching students math. I admit, even after taking Calculus I, II, III, linear algebra, etc. I STILL rely on my calculator for simple algebra.

]]> By: Pajamas Media » Dear NBC Olympics Anchors: A Little Patriotism Wouldn’t Kill You… http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-93101 Pajamas Media » Dear NBC Olympics Anchors: A Little Patriotism Wouldn’t Kill You… Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:31:26 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-93101 [...] NBC reportage brings to mind the tone of Barack Obama, whose take on ignorant Americans not knowing languages has been debunked this Olympics. Kobe Bryant was doing interviews over in [...] [...] NBC reportage brings to mind the tone of Barack Obama, whose take on ignorant Americans not knowing languages has been debunked this Olympics. Kobe Bryant was doing interviews over in [...]

]]> By: Obama Shirts http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88833 Obama Shirts Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:01:21 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88833 How about our English language is a part of our culture. Do we need to lose our language and our culture? I think hardliners want one language and not multiple to keep our ties to the way things were. Look at all the Asian dialects such as hmong, mien, etc and how they are dieing. The same could happen to English if we aren't careful. How about our English language is a part of our culture. Do we need to lose our language and our culture? I think hardliners want one language and not multiple to keep our ties to the way things were. Look at all the Asian dialects such as hmong, mien, etc and how they are dieing. The same could happen to English if we aren’t careful.

]]> By: deguello http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88526 deguello Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:20:07 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88526 Carlos: Your mind imploded several years ago,when the doctors told you that your syphillis had reached the tertiary stage. Carlos: Your mind imploded several years ago,when the doctors told you that your syphillis had reached the tertiary stage.

]]> By: Mladen http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88154 Mladen Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:46:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88154 From my own experience (English is my second language) I could say that knowing two or more languages helps not only in communication but in looking on problems from different angles. Now, which language to pick? As I see it, in worldwide acceptance English is by far first with Mandarin Chinese and Spanish on second and third place. And I heard Mandarin is not the easiest one to learn. At least not for person with some European language background. From the worldwide usage point, in the second tier would be languages like German, Russian, Arabic, French or Latin (and some other too) which are widely known in more then one country. Or you could pick language if you feel affinity to culture of that nation... If you ever go to visit relatives in Old Country, they will be happy to chat with you. And remember, you cannot take for granted that everyone is fluent in English. From my own experience (English is my second language) I could say that knowing two or more languages helps not only in communication but in looking on problems from different angles.

Now, which language to pick? As I see it, in worldwide acceptance English is by far first with Mandarin Chinese and Spanish on second and third place. And I heard Mandarin is not the easiest one to learn. At least not for person with some European language background.

From the worldwide usage point, in the second tier would be languages like German, Russian, Arabic, French or Latin (and some other too) which are widely known in more then one country.

Or you could pick language if you feel affinity to culture of that nation… If you ever go to visit relatives in Old Country, they will be happy to chat with you. And remember, you cannot take for granted that everyone is fluent in English.

]]> By: Mexican Carlos http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88030 Mexican Carlos Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:51:24 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88030 Oh DeGuello, You become more and more irrelevant everytime I see you. I didn't,"loose" my mind deguello, It imploded trying to decipher your butchering of the English language. Your Broken English hurts my eyes. El Unico "Ojo de culo" es uste,Imbecil. Aprende hablar ingles, te miras como pendejo. Oh DeGuello, You become more and more irrelevant everytime I see you. I didn’t,”loose” my mind deguello, It imploded trying to decipher your butchering of the English language. Your Broken English hurts my eyes. El Unico “Ojo de culo” es uste,Imbecil. Aprende hablar ingles, te miras como pendejo.

]]> By: JayM http://pjmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88022 JayM Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:27:42 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama%e2%80%99s-language-mandate-why-it-feels-like-hungarian-to-me/#comment-88022 M.: Aug 3, 2008 - 10:19 am ------------------------------- It makes me grind my teeth everytime Hack Obama improperly uses the objective case rather than the possessive case with a gerund as in "me being..." instead of "my being..." M.:
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It makes me grind my teeth everytime Hack Obama improperly uses the objective case rather than the possessive case with a gerund as in “me being…” instead of “my being…”

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