On Saturday 19 May 2007 19:05:01 Mohamed Magdy wrote: > <snip> > > > But one problem remains, if we use Arabic abbreviations, and those who > > are poor in English will learn the Arabic abbreviations the English ones, > > wouldn't that separate us from the west? > > That IS when translation comes in...are the people in jp lost? I > heard/read that they translate everything into jpese and they spend a > lot of resources on translation only..and yet they are the most > successful .. they didn't get where they are today by abandoning their > language but by enriching it with new stuff...I don't know why you > always assume that things will stay the same a it forever .. may be > someday en will have translate from ar..who knows... > > > wouldn't that make those people lost > > when they happen to have to face the world? > > Face what world? it isn't imperative that every single person will have > to leave her/his country and _face_ the world...people live and die in > their home countries...facing the world (i.e. traveling) isn't the > default route imo... > > > I think that teaching children > > better English is better than using Arabic terms that they > > understand..... That will just make them less interested in English. > > Really? if you teach someone en (or anything for that matter) that will > make them less interested? how is that logically correct? > > Teach them anything..it is always good to learn new languages..but your > reason is incorrect... > > > Anyways, why don't we just use CD? :D > > > > Cheers, > > Laith Juwaidah > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Doc mailing list > > Doc at arabeyes dot org > > http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/doc > > _______________________________________________ > Doc mailing list > Doc at arabeyes dot org > http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/doc Let me restate the last sentence: > > I think that teaching children > > better English is better than using Arabic terms that they > > understand..... That will just make them less interested in English. Apparently you understood it the other way around, i was saying that having everything in Arabic will make them less interested in English, not the other way around :D Hehehe Cheers, Laith Juwaidah
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