The language wars flare up whenever insecure Americans worry that English is becoming passé. It's a cultural paranoia that is laughably off the mark. According to research, children of immigrants stand a better chance of losing their native language and speaking only English than never learning English at all. Still, it's a fear that is resistant to facts. I ought to know. I've seen it up close.

Thursday

July 10th, 2008

San Francisco

Chronicle

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