Iowa Aviation Weather...en Espanol

Interesting point. Is there evidence to support the statement that
those here who only speak Spanish can't read that language?

On Feb 12, 8:40 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Michelle P writes:
This is the last straw. I am writing my congress person.
This has gone too far. Our language is English learn it or leave.

It is interesting to note that, statistically, of all the Spanish-speaking
people who _cannot_ read and write English in the U.S., most are also
illiterate in Spanish as well. So putting a Web page in Spanish accomplishes
nothing at all--anyone literate in Spanish in the U.S. is also likely to be
literate in English, and any Spanish-speaking person who can't read English
probably can't read Spanish, either.

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"Tony" == Tony writes:

Tony Interesting point. Is there evidence to support the
Tony statement that those here who only speak Spanish can't read
Tony that language?

No. Just more mxmaniac BS.

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Tony writes:

Interesting point. Is there evidence to support the statement that
those here who only speak Spanish can't read that language?

The studies I saw supported it very well, and it does make logical sense.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Tony writes:

Interesting point. Is there evidence to support the statement that
those here who only speak Spanish can't read that language?

The studies I saw supported it very well, and it does make logical
sense.

Oh I remember those. The studies that you refused to cite when I gave you
two cites that disputed them.

Is Puerto Rico an inconvenient counter example to this statement?

On Feb 13, 1:08 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Tony writes:
Interesting point. Is there evidence to support the statement that
those here who only speak Spanish can't read that language?

The studies I saw supported it very well, and it does make logical sense.

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Tony writes:

Is Puerto Rico an inconvenient counter example to this statement?

I haven't seen any data on Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico is both largely Spanish speaking, part of the United
States, and literate.

Now will you reconsider your statement, or will this stand as another
example when you were demonstrated to have made an incorrect or
misleading statement?

Silly question, we already know the answer.

On Feb 13, 1:43 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Tony writes:
Is Puerto Rico an inconvenient counter example to this statement?

I haven't seen any data on Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico is both largely Spanish speaking, part of the United
States, and literate.

Yes, but do Puerto Ricans care what the weather is in the Quad
Cities?

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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"JH" == Jay Honeck writes:
JH Yes, but do Puerto Ricans care what the weather is in the Quad
JH Cities?

Does ANYbody care what the weather is in the Quad Cities?
No.
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If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of
danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes,
Mister Brave Man, I guess I am a coward.
- Jack Handey

Puerto Rico is both largely Spanish speaking, part of the United
States, and literate.

Now will you reconsider your statement, or will this stand as another
example when you were demonstrated to have made an incorrect or
misleading statement?

Silly question, we already know the answer.

BTW, a similar thing is true in much of Miami Florida.

A high percentage of the Spanish speaking population is highly educated and
highly litterate. They simply have the same problem in English that I have
in Spanish--they started learning it much too late. It is easy to become
fully proficient (and free of obvious accents) in a new language as a child,
diffecult as an adolescent, and frequently unsuccessfull as an adult.

IMHO, this is a rather obvious problem in our education system.

Peter