{"id":416,"date":"2006-06-15t01:37:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-15t06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:17:19","slug":"marcus-language-as-a-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2006\/06\/15\/marcus-language-as-a-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"marcus: language as a virus"},"content":{"rendered":"
all this fuss about english as an official national language is hilarious…<\/i><\/p>\n
by bruce marcus<\/b><\/p>\n
…particularly when there are a remarkable number of native americans who speak it poorly, and write it as if it were a second language. <\/p>\n
lawyers are notoriously bad about writing, particularly those who think a simple communication must be written as if it were a delicate legal document. i once rewrote a brief that had been written in pure legalese. i did it in english. we won. the judge understood and appreciated it. <\/p>\n
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