But favoring the Montagnard strain over the mutt blend that came to be played, during the next hundred years, is a little like complaining that English was a better language before the arrival of the Normans, or to privilege Scott Joplin over John Coltrane.
"And, selfishly, by the inclusion of 'Blue,' it is a better foreign-language selection.
"Quid pro quo" is a better phrase in a language not quite as old as Persian.
Even if the words are diplomatic, the body language is a better clue.
On this view, the goal of a first language learner is to become a better language user in particular, by acquiring linguistic constructions (structured mappings between form and meaning) that facilitate successful communication.
This finding suggests that in order to analyze the relation between the severity of language deficits and behavior, it is important to take into account the size of the gap in more than one area of language, which may be a better proxy of language functioning.
A closer analysis of provincial results shows that it is the English-speaking provinces, and not in French-speaking (and teaching) Quebec, that pull up the country as a whole.Better teaching, and not a "better" language, is the key to improving education.Julian Reid Toronto.
A final, perhaps cynical, thought: Experienced FSOs can, in fact, be useful in illuminating politically appointed ambassadors with little or no government experience about a "country" (tribe might be a better word) and language (dialect?) that is quite foreign to Americans, no matter how privileged, wealthy, healthy, widely traveled, or well-connected at the White House they may be.
Indeed, there has never been a better time to learn a language, or learn about language.Research on individual word meanings is easy enough.
I decided that jumping ship and trying my luck in a country where I didn't speak a word of the language was a better option than conviction for arms (or would it have been drugs?) trafficking.
