This week her colleagues in the four-party cabinet, which rarely deals with education, cautiously backed her idea that all Swiss children should have a fair command of three languages, including two of the country's own.But the language war has barely begun.
He also wrote the biography "The Life and Times of Menachem Begin". Perlmutter, an erudite, elfish man with a playful streak and command of five languages, made guest appearances on PBS NewswsHour With Jim Lehrer," ABC's "Nightline," and other television news shows as an authority on the Middle East, terrorism and Israel.
Schulz has forged a close alliance with Christian Democrats in Europe, become the undisputed figurehead of the Social Democratic party family, and developed a reputation as a formidable political operator (helped by his fluent command of five European languages).
He is a hyperpolyglot, with a command of twenty-two languagesnguageSpanishItalianalian, Piedmontese, English, Mandarin, French, Esperanto, Portuguese, Romanian, Quechua, Shawi, Aymara, German, Dutch, Catalan, Russian, Hakka Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Guarani, Farsi, and Serbian), thirteen of which he speaks fluently.
Translating is widely thought to be a straightforward, uninteresting task that requires no particular skill or aptitude other than an adequate command of two or more languages.
And while English is widely spoken, most residents possess a firm command of three or four other languages.
Unfortunately, neither reviewer nor author (nor their respective editors) are in as close command of this language as one would hope.
That does not require a command of continental languages.
Some people take great pride in their command of language, so when the language shifts, they're no longer in command of it and they become resentful.
The combination of the owner's abrupt disappearance and the client's limited command of the language was a powerful one.
