Little Tip

If you’re going to criticize the ability of some people to learn two languages, first master one.

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  1. Huukd ahn fawniks werkd fer me! Ya’ll
    Derhuh!
    I actually had a supervisor once that would write my team big long e-mails that frequently featured the conjuction of ‘should’ and ‘have’ (should’ve) except she never failed to write it “should of” (She got a bit snippy with me when I tried to correct her.)

  2. That’s funny. I would buy one of the incorrect ones just for kicks if I weren’t so annoyed by the snotty tone of the message. Look, it’s polite to at least try learning the language of the country you want to live in. When I was stationed in Germany I always tried to speak their language, and while I was never fluent, the Germans appreciated the effort. Why can’t we expect the same from those who come here?

  3. Thats too funny………..worked at a screenprint place back in day, we printed 1200 shirts that read,
    Tiananmen Square
    REMEBER!!!!
    They made nice dust rags…………

  4. Vielleicht sollte er Englisch erlernen, bevor er sich beschwert, daß Amerikaner keine andere Sprachen sprechen.
    And the only reason we need to speak other languages is so we can tell them to learn English!

  5. As someone who got a job by nit-picking the printed publication that I now work for, I must say, grammar is indeed important.
    Und das stimmt, Master Shake. Ich bin damit einverstanden.
    And kudos on trying to learn the German, PaleoMedic. As you can tell, I like it a lot. 😀

  6. At one time or another, I’ve learned Spanish, German, and Japanese.
    Then, after a few years of zero practice, the best I can do is count to ten and order beer in each of them.
    Some times, I order ten beers.

  7. Again with the Germans. Seriously, this is the first time I’ve seen Germans on the web O-O. At B2k (homepage, gaming + forums), we’ve got Swedes, Aussies, Canucks, Brits, South Africans, Koreans, and even a gal from Portugal…but no Germans. Meh, I muse.

  8. When I was in high school, I was a lifeguard, and saw this 18 or 19 year old kid with a tattoo that read: “To Tough” or something or other…I asked him about it, and he had no idea what I was talking about. Kids…

  9. Although I learned Spanish years ago in college, due to the fact that my use and practice has been limited, I have lost most of my ability to speak it fluently. Now, with that said, I am sure that if I were forced to need it to communicate, I could remember it or learn it again. The fact that the immigrants come here and don’t even bother to learn the language which would help them communicate and assimilate is a major problem. In short, LEARN THE F’N LANGUAGE.

  10. I am what you call multi-lingual. I speak English, Spanish, Italian, and Random phrases of the 18 countries I’ve visited and a couple of Japanese phrases as well. That being said, when you immigrate… assimilate. I lived in Italy for roughly a year and spoke Italian so much that my english suffered.
    Hey and why are those demands taken as insults to Mexicans? The same is expected of Asian and European immigrants, but most often they try, seing as they came here willignly.
    If I have to learn monkey to communicate with liberals, immigrants can learn English… or I’ll punch them in the face too.
    oh and though I speak many languages, I can’t spell in any of them so lay off the spelling errors.

  11. Here in Detroit, we have the largest Middle Eastern population outside of the Middle East. Every so often, there is a billboard up in Arabic. Let me tell you, THAT’S a little freaky. At least with Spanish, you can guess the basic content of the message. Gringos estan stupidos. Well, I can take a wild guess. Try deciphering squiggle squiggle squiggle BACKWARDS!

  12. BTW, the Continental Congress DID vote on a national language. English beat German by 1 vote. So we DO have an official language. Ever wonder what would have happened if we would have had stronger ties with Germany (or at least Prussia) instead of England, say, in 1914?
    I learnded that-there in mah Amurcan heestry class.

  13. Notice how even the webmaster at Cafepress makes fun of this retardo. (look at the title bar)
    There’s no reason for them to learn english since most of them live in areas that they feel are supposed to be Meheeko’s land anyway. Only problem is, my 9mm feels differently…

  14. As a victim of EDA [Extremely Dense Americanism] I would like to say that I am offended by that T-Shirt slogan. I demand reparations and a nice Island somewhere in the South Pacific as compensation for my aggrieved sensibilities.
    Or else learn me how to say “Let me see your immigration papers Amigo” in Spanish.

  15. to dense. verb. To perform a German folk dance.
    I dense, you dense, he/she/it denses, we dense, they dense.
    I speak three languages (English, Spanish, and Russian) and studied some Swedish to prepare for visiting in-laws in Sweden (Sverige). When visiting Guaymas, Mexico, I spoke Spanish and did not expect anybody to speak English to me. When visiting Skelleftea, Sweden, I hobbled along in Swedish until the Swede couldn’t stand it any longer and spoke English to me, but that was pure charity on their part. Habla Ingles, estupido — YO hablo!

  16. I suspect the T-shirt is intentionally being ironic. I can’t say for sure, but that’s the feeling I get.
    Notice that the title of the page is “Too Dense” and the url is cafepress.com/toodense/

  17. In addition, I’m pretty sure that “The reason…….is because..” is technically incorrect, and should be “The reason…..is that……”
    Hey, I know it’s nitpicking, but if you’re going to be so pompous and self-righteous, your #$^&*$# grammar had better be PERFECT.

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