tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post4372723981243529568..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: David Brooks: English draws immigrantsMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-23104686667105345412015-05-29T08:46:16.680-05:002015-05-29T08:46:16.680-05:00Yeah, that use of 'Chinese' is VERY weird ...Yeah, that use of 'Chinese' is VERY weird to me. And yes, Jonathon, Brooks always makes my head hurt. I should have said 'I have read this so you don't have to!'Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-70873090472773512652015-05-29T05:13:58.536-05:002015-05-29T05:13:58.536-05:00Is it just me, or is Brooks' use of a noun &qu...Is it just me, or is Brooks' use of a noun "Chinese" to mean "one Chinese person" weirdly old-fashioned and racist-sounding?AGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-27612805602711413052015-05-28T13:22:32.082-05:002015-05-28T13:22:32.082-05:00I saw that the other day and had to stop reading b...I saw that the other day and had to stop reading because it was making my head hurt. "People immigrate and then learn English; therefore, they immigrate so that they can learn English" is some seriously specious reasoning.Jonathon Owenhttp://www.arrantpedantry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-16104521606047713322015-05-27T07:10:13.363-05:002015-05-27T07:10:13.363-05:00I guess immigrants can't press '2 for Engl...I guess immigrants can't press '2 for English' on that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-51392994101332935922015-05-26T19:00:29.440-05:002015-05-26T19:00:29.440-05:00ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏛ! ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏓᎾᏖᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ!ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏛ! ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏓᎾᏖᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258538517339278964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-40202865002804843252015-05-26T09:46:49.112-05:002015-05-26T09:46:49.112-05:00Wow, I was expecting Brooks to end by arguing that...Wow, I was expecting Brooks to end by arguing that we should establish Cherokee or something as the national language to stop immigration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com