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3:58 pm, Apr 28 2012
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Way to be stereotypical and insulting.
I'm American and have studied 8 languages.


Post #548107 - Reply to (#548105) by icarusbride
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And that allows you to deny that the majority only speaks english?

Post #548111 - Reply to (#548044) by NightSwan
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It seems to me that this thread has somehow turned into a penis measuring contest.


You seem to forget the other half of the population.

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Post #548114 - Reply to (#548111) by giinko
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You seem to forget the other half of the population.


The half that doesn't understand metaphors?

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Post #548116 - Reply to (#548114) by mattai
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The half that doesn't understand metaphors?


Don't you think it's unfair that metaphor has to be something involving that half and not everybody?

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Post #548117 - Reply to (#548116) by giinko
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Don't you think it's unfair that metaphor has to be something involving that half and not everybody?


As with the phrase 'like a moth to a candle,' which is clearly unfair to all those not of a lepidopteran persuasion.

(admittedly this is a simile, but we'll let that bit go.)

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Don't you think it's unfair that metaphor has to be something involving that half and not everybody?

how would a vagina measuring contest work?

Post #548119 - Reply to (#548117) by Crenshinibon
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As with the phrase 'like a moth to a candle,' which is clearly unfair to all those not of a lepidopteran persuasion.

(admittedly this is a simile, but we'll let that bit go.)


XD, sorry. I'm half-drunk, haven't sleep for 2 days, and still have to stay up to wait for the last part of the report from the group. A bit cracked, never mind what I've been blabbing.

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Post #548120 - Reply to (#548118) by kaerfehtdeelb
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how would a vagina measuring contest work?


Easy. But better fit in the 18+ forums, so I'll leave it to your imagination.


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English... that's all.
I took Spanish since 6th grade, but I consider myself unable to speak or understand nearly the entire language. So... yeah.

Post #548138 - Reply to (#548107) by connerity
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6:39 pm, Apr 28 2012
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Rude is still rude, even if there's some fact to it.

icarus never implied that it's untrue, but rather that the poll is an overgeneralization. (Although, I legitimately would be interested in world statistics on monolingualism and multilingualism...)

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6:53 pm, Apr 28 2012
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English. I've taken classes in a number of other languages but I wouldn't call myself proficient in them.

Post #548143 - Reply to (#548044) by NightSwan
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Me too, except my Hebrew is limited to biblical Hebrew and reading food labels and the like, so I don't consider myself proficient. I get the simultaneous thing, even if you're mentioning it as a joke, 'cause I've had conversations with my cousins that flowed in and out of all three languages.

This poll was destined to turn into a contest just by the subject nature. The threads for languages are similar.

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8:16 pm, Apr 28 2012
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Slightly offended by the American remark ._. but only because I was born and raised here. I have no other sentimental attachments to America except for this.

But seriously...I would expect that most Americans would pick choice two...considering that it's a 'melting pot' and so diverse and all, but whatever. I'm guessing most of the population don't even have much of a cultural background anyways, unless you count the people who say they're 1/4 Irish, 1/4 Scottish...

As for me, it's two, which disappoints me greatly...but hey, I guess I can always change that, right? smile

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I'm from Indonesia so my native language are indonesian and here english were taught as second language, i have a basic japanese knowledge so really can't say i'm proficient at japanese, though i'm know enough english enough to be called proficient at it(at english i mean, in any case anyone wondering)

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