tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post1991595341308425319..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Language policy and the GOP fieldMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-74863199395545899362012-01-05T12:24:58.925-06:002012-01-05T12:24:58.925-06:00Perry apparently thinks it's awful that consum...Perry apparently thinks it's awful that consumer products often have instructions in multiple languages (<a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/9732822-418/rick-perry-supporting-english-as-official-us-language.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>). Obviously companies find it worth their while to provide multilingual packaging or instructions, because this helps them sell more things to more people. One wonders where the free-market ideals are when it comes to language policy.Jonathonhttp://www.arrantpedantry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-33577099824936823182012-01-05T07:29:08.261-06:002012-01-05T07:29:08.261-06:00Well, that all assumes that we would continue to h...Well, that all assumes that we would continue to have education and/or a functioning society if they came into power. If Fitzwalkerstan is a model of how they'd do things, we don't have to worry about such stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com