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Languages have always come and gone. Neither the language of Jesus nor that of Caesar are spoken today. But languages seem to be disappearing faster than ever before.

— H. Russell Bernard

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I see nothing useful or charming about remaining monolingual .. if that results in being shut out of the national economy.

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As a university professor I sell what I know.

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