Comments on: Puerto Rico Must Declare Independence to Restore Spanish to its Rightful Place http://themoderatevoice.com/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Away4Less » Puerto Rico Must Declare Independence to Restore Spanish to its … http://themoderatevoice.com/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/comment-page-1/#comment-109597 Away4Less » Puerto Rico Must Declare Independence to Restore Spanish to its … Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:23:51 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/multiculturalism/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/#comment-109597 [...] Original post by William Kern [...] [...] Original post by William Kern [...]

]]> By: Amanda http://themoderatevoice.com/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/comment-page-1/#comment-109553 Amanda Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:55:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/multiculturalism/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/#comment-109553 Being torn between the two languages is completely unnecessary. Learn both. Studies show that people who actively study and use multiple languages perform better at logic and math in addition to their languages. Besides, if the Dutch can speak 4 languages and smoke all that pot, I'm pretty sure the Puerto Ricans can handle 2. Honestly, that's something we should be pressing for in the rest of the US as well. Being torn between the two languages is completely unnecessary. Learn both. Studies show that people who actively study and use multiple languages perform better at logic and math in addition to their languages. Besides, if the Dutch can speak 4 languages and smoke all that pot, I’m pretty sure the Puerto Ricans can handle 2. Honestly, that’s something we should be pressing for in the rest of the US as well.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/comment-page-1/#comment-109547 DLS Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:46:44 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/society/multiculturalism/16835/puerto-rico-must-declare-independence-to-restore-spanish-to-its-rightful-place/#comment-109547 There is no myth of English, much less a global displacement of English by Spanish. Where I would agree with the author is this, <blockquote>the inconclusive political status of [Puerto Rico]</blockquote> and how the language issue is tied to this political issue. There is no myth of English, much less a global displacement of English by Spanish.

Where I would agree with the author is this,

the inconclusive political status of [Puerto Rico]

and how the language issue is tied to this political issue.

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