It takes more than a language to unify a nation

[Mark A. Mandel]

Dave Wilton <dave at WILTON.NET> writes:
    >>>>>

And most of the issues listed here would not be affected one whit by
English-only laws, which affect only the government. Merchants and business
people will continue to do business in whatever language maximizes their
profits. If someone is uncomfortable with this, they'll just have to learn
to live with it because it ain't gonna change.

 <<<<<

Look north of the border. The Canadian language laws -- or maybe they're
just in the province of Quebec, I'm not sure -- affect manufacturers,
packagers, and corner store merchants. Needless to say, sometimes this
produces a disproportionately, even absurdly, large burden.

-- Mark A. Mandel
[This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]

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