Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 , "Harsha" wrote: > We need a universal language and English is probably the closest -- most > well known and spoken language on the planet. > > Love to all > Harsha I am fascinated by language of all kinds...would be nice to have time to study more. (I only speak a little Spanish besides English.) Just a little aside...did you know all air traffic control is done in English? ::shrug:: They had to choose a single language for that purpose. LOL...can't have air traffic controllers and pilots not understanding each other. Blessings, Aly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hi Aly, Although English is widely practiced in the world, the word usage sometimes varies. Here is a short story. A young boy from India who came with his family was sent to a Catholic grade school. When he had to go to the bathroom, he could find no place. When he saw the words "Rest Room", he thought it was a place you went to rest and take an afternoon nap. The Nuns helped him out and he soon realized the actual meaning of the word "Restroom". Harsha ________________________________ Aly [freckalyb] Sunday, May 30, 2004 12:17 PM a universal language , "Harsha" wrote: > We need a universal language and English is probably the closest -- most > well known and spoken language on the planet. > > Love to all > Harsha I am fascinated by language of all kinds...would be nice to have time to study more. (I only speak a little Spanish besides English.) Just a little aside...did you know all air traffic control is done in English? ::shrug:: They had to choose a single language for that purpose. LOL...can't have air traffic controllers and pilots not understanding each other. Blessings, Aly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hi Aly,Although English is widely practiced in the world, the word usage sometimesvaries.Here is a short story.A young boy from India who came with his family was sent to a Catholic gradeschool.When he had to go to the bathroom, he could find no place.When he saw the words "Rest Room", he thought it was a place you went torest and take an afternoon nap.The Nuns helped him out and he soon realized the actual meaning of the word"Restroom".Harsha Gee, that must have been such a relief to the young Indian boy ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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