I am multilingual, and have often thought along the same tracks. I do think the human race loses something intrinsically...

Jack Rail

Jan 1, 2007 01:09

I was trained as a thinker in the language as culture era, not as a futurist, and have to wonder... [MORE]

Mike King

Dec 29, 2006 01:44

Ah me! There is so much wrong with this article it's difficult to know where to begin. Knowledge in one... [MORE]

Arthur Dieli

Dec 28, 2006 23:27

McWhorter claims that it's not really so bad that native languages are dying out at a faster rate than at... [MORE]

gary drevitch

Dec 28, 2006 23:16

[w/response by The New York Sun Editors]Is there some racial stereotypes of eskimos being drunks? Irish, Native Americans, sure, but eskimos? Methinks a little self righteousness is... [MORE]

Chris B. Behrens

Jan 4, 2007 16:14

while this might not be a stereotype, it is the sad truth that many natives who have lost their language... [MORE]

pombero

Jan 9, 2007 12:36

Er...Chris, the Innuits, "Eskimos" as you call them, are native American. [MORE]

charles rogers

Feb 14, 2007 17:07

"Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find... [MORE]

charles rogers

Feb 14, 2007 17:12

As cruel as it may seem, keeping ancient languages alive serves no real purpose other than maintaining a sense of... [MORE]

Crosby Boyd

Dec 28, 2006 22:23

I am very proud of my Irish heritage and I know that the Anglo-Saxons committed great crimes against the Irish... [MORE]

Michael Gilleran

Dec 28, 2006 17:38

Dear Mr. McWhorter, et al.-- I enjoy your humor; it is good for the soul. And, although I love the sound... [MORE]

Nancy Joyce Jancourtz

Dec 28, 2006 10:24

John McWhorter is right. The the previous commenters know this but they don't want this truth out. For what? Racism?... [MORE]

Arthur Mwangi

Jan 1, 2007 13:48

I agree with you. The easiest way to have all people speak the same language would be to teach them... [MORE]

pombero

Jan 9, 2007 12:38