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i believe this to be true my dear...you do have depth and i admire your wisdom...
posted by
__Purple_Mermaid11__
on May 12, 2008 at 11:40 PM
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I agree..I grew up with a mix of Lakota and English..There are times when I will use a word that is not completely english and not Lakota either..Great Post! You work with English very well..
posted by
Wigopa_
on May 12, 2008 at 10:42 PM
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Afzal, you have made me ashamed that I have so taken it for granted all these years. It came so easy for me because it is the language of my birth. I have seen how difficult it is for people who come to this country as adults. My own grandmother from Czechoslovakia (Now The Czech Republic) never became fluent in English. She barely learned enough to get along in public reverting to Czech at home.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 12, 2008 at 9:30 PM
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Afzal
Thank you for writing this beautiful post about English. I am so happy you have flourished because of it. God bless you in all your wonder.
posted by
Justi
on May 12, 2008 at 9:07 PM
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Beautiful tribute to something you love Afzal. Well done!
posted by
Sinome
on May 12, 2008 at 8:08 PM
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And you write it so well my friend. Do you know what's ironic
about this? When I was looking for employment I was not qualified for many of them because I am not bi-lingual ... I can only say curse words and a few other insignificant words in Spanish! The other day I was trying to ask my porter about something and we were both totally lost ... the lead maintenance man said to me, after I was walking away frustrated, "you really need to learn Spanish". OMG, I turned around and said, "NO, HE needs to learn English!!" But I digress, lmao ... good post!
posted by
VictoriaP
on May 12, 2008 at 6:38 PM
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What a great love letter to the language.
posted by
jmh256
on May 12, 2008 at 12:19 PM
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i relate to poverty, i relate to bettering yourself, changes in life are inevitable i is what you do with time and opportunity!
posted by
thecryptkeeper
on May 12, 2008 at 11:16 AM
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Afzal
This is a wonderful post, my love. You do so well with it, baby.
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on May 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM
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Very nice!
posted by
Kayzzaman
on May 12, 2008 at 10:29 AM
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You have brought your own special grace to the English language. It will continue to serve you! sam
posted by
sam444
on May 12, 2008 at 8:10 AM
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You are an excellent writer
You chose I enjoy reading you. You do great work. Thanks for chosing
to share with us.
posted by
Kolekshuns
on May 12, 2008 at 7:25 AM
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Afzal ~
~ I just love this blog of yours. What wonderful poets and writers you have read and how utterly divine that you chose English as your major in language. You speak beautifully and you write most wonderfully...You have confessed straight from your heart with such lovely dialogue and this blog is of most interest. Thank you so much for sharing.
~ Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on May 12, 2008 at 6:31 AM
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