Sentence examples for ignorance of languages from inspiring English sources
An ignorance of languages is no reason to avoid this material.
Variation can occur in several ways: through mechanical damage or accidental omission; through misunderstanding due to changes in fashions of writing; through ignorance of language or subject matter; through inattention or stupidity; and through deliberate efforts at correction.
The Marines' near-total ignorance of local languages and culture sounds all too much like more recent expeditions.
He knows they can't quite believe that Erdogan is their prime minister; indeed, many seem embarrassed by his ignorance of foreign languages and by the head scarf that his wife wears as an emblem of her faith.
Ignorance of foreign languages has led English speaking jurists to disregard the work and experiences of jurists from France, Germany and other countries, even when handling the same issues or dealing with concepts and criteria which were not dissimilar.
It became common for black troopers accused of disobeying or ignoring commands to claim ignorance of the language in which they had been ordered.
If your new host moves close to your face and speaks directly into it, he is likely testing your ignorance of his language.
R.T. DAVIES Silver Spring, Md. Ms. Stasio responds: Like all my impromptu conversations in Moscow, this effort to communicate with young soldiers was a source of some hilarity to the group -- no doubt because of my total ignorance of their language.
I would not until now have been able to dispense judgment, having the near-complete ignorance of the language that only 13 years' daily instruction in the Irish schools system can engender.
characters" and has "a tin ear for dialogue". What's more, Ames declares, Safire's "obdurate ignorance" of modern language has "reduced the act to a self-important gong show". Said Safire: "It's an honor to be panned by a traitor.
