[Ads-l] Don't make English official, ban it instead

[Laurence Horn]

That's what happens when English is banned.

LH

On Feb 21, 2015, at 7:42 PM, David Barnhart wrote:

> Means nothing to me.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 21, 2015, at 6:54 PM, Baron, Dennis E <debaron at ILLINOIS.EDU> wrote:
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>> Poster:       "Baron, Dennis E" <debaron at ILLINOIS.EDU>
>> Subject:      Don't make English official, ban it instead
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