I appreciate your helpful discussions Jimmy and Rolland. I am sure our many
dedicated ILAT subscribers are interested as well and may be willing to
contribute their support. <br /><br />Keep us updated. <br /><br />Phil Cash
Cash<br />ILAT<br /><br />Quoting Chun Jimmy Huang <huangc20@ufl.edu>:<br
/>
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> Thank you very much Rolland. Hopefully we will be able to get some<br />
> real multilingual blog going on before taking the street on 5/2.<br />
><br />
> Jimmy<br />
><br />
> On Wed Mar 25 16:12:07 EDT 2009, Rolland Nadjiwon<br />
> <mikinakn@SHAW.CA> wrote:<br />
><br />
>> Thank, Jimmy, you for your response and acknowledging our history. <br
/>
>> Please address me by my first name also. I am never comfortable with
<br />
>> such formal salutations.<br />
>><br />
>> I can understand the problem with English...many of our people have <br
/>
>> the same experience. I always appreciated people who could not speak
<br />
>> English or could not speak it well. As such, it clearly indicated to
<br />
>> me there is hope for our independent and specific languages and <br />
>> cultures.<br />
>><br />
>> It was not a matter of trust but a matter of content. I, really, <br />
>> would appreciate the opportunity to join my signature to your <br />
>> endeavor but, the page, as it is, I could not follow what I was <br />
>> doing. Please, regardless of fluency, try and have something in <br />
>> English. I hesitate even at the suggestion to switch to English and
<br />
>> its small but significant destruction of your intentions. However, I
<br />
>> do have access to a number of contacts who, I am sure, would like to
<br />
>> support your petition.<br />
>><br />
>> -------<br />
>> wahjeh<br />
>> rolland nadjiwon<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Chun Jimmy Huang wrote:<br />
>>> Mr. Nadjiwon,<br />
>>><br />
>>> Yes I have learnt about your history and its similarity to ours.<br
/>
>>> I am a Siraya native and the blog is also designed by Siraya <br />
>>> natives. We have temporary problem with English right now because
<br />
>>> Chinese has become our first language (not unlike English taking
<br />
>>> over yours). Our web team doesn't feel as comfortable with English
<br />
>>> as I do...and I am not so good at web design...<br />
>>><br />
>>> I apologize for not being able to gain your full trust for <br />
>>> linguistic reasons. I would understand if you decide not to sign
it.<br />
>>><br />
>>> sincerely,<br />
>>><br />
>>> Jimmy<br />
>><br />
>><br />
><br />
><br />
><br />
> Chun (Jimmy) Huang<br />
> PhD candidate,<br />
> Linguistics, University of Florida<br />
> Linguistic consultant,<br />
> Tainan Ping-pu Siraya Culture Association<br />
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