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JO 753 - 2005-05-19
In response to Climbing Mt. English - ESL discussion (SiamSap)

Wuts the easiest way to get to the top uv a mountain?

Fight with every little rock, crevice, sheer wall, etc. or take a helicopter?

The great thing about technology is that a relatively small group of people will develop an idea till it WORKS. They will refine it so ordinary people can use it without spending major chunks of their lives learning how.

Language is technology, but unfortunately, most educators dont understand this. They see language as a set in stone tradition that must be worshipped. Any idea of improvement is a sacrilige.

English does not WORK. It has never been REFINED to make it user friendly.

Until we begin to simplify English, it will remain a huge gnarly trecherous mountain. When the finaincial incentives to learn it begin to fade, so will the motivation to climb.

Messages In This Thread
They let school get in the way of their educations--a ghost message - ESL discussion -- RhenoThai -- 2005-05-18
We need the old language labs back...with upgrades - ESL discussion -- Elephant -- 2005-05-18
Don't forget this...... - ESL discussion -- Howard Zinn, Historian -- 2005-05-18
Climbing Mt. English - ESL discussion -- SiamSap -- 2005-05-18
Helicopter - ESL discussion -- JO 753 -- 2005-05-19
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