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No, no, sillies, not my new book, but thank you for jumping to that conclusion… It’s an actual monument being erected to the world’s languages (most of which are being killed by English – the fat, bullying, petulant, overconsuming North American citizen of languages).
Ethnically rich Surrey is an ideal place to erect a $200,000 monument to the spoken word, says the man behind the idea.
Mohammad Islam said yesterday that the world’s languages are being lost at the rate of one every two weeks.
“Six languages from B.C.’s First Nations are at risk of extinction. It is vital to take care of the mother tongue,” he said.
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July 26th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Still listed as “Murray George,” I see. Those geniuses at Amazon never cease to amaze me.
July 26th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Hi Steven! Nice to see you here on Bookninja too! ;)