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Originally Posted by bm bradley
ever seen this before: if you can read this thank a teacher, if you're reading this in English thank a soldier.
there is a reason this post isn't in German, Japanese, Russian, Iranian, Korean etc ect ect
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A patriotic yet flawed comment.
The most educated people in the world speak English. Always have, always will. The fact that you are writing and reading this board in English doesn't mean a whole lot. I can show you web boards in Chinese or Russian that dwarf GFY and not a word of English is spoken.
English is not superior, it is simply another form of communication and a great middle language for those who speak another language. The Americans do not own it. They did not spill blood so we can read and write it. There are many reasons to go to war, usually revolving around greed and power, but defending the English language has never been one of those reasons.
Furthermore, if we were reading this board in German, Japanese, Russian, Korean or any other language, why would it matter?