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on 5/1/02 2:05 AM, Trupeljak Ozren at ozren_trupeljak@yahoo.com wrote:
[snip]
> I think that what is happening today is a huge loss. Since I come from
> one of those "small insignificant and obsolete" language/culture
> groups, you could say that I am subjectively biased.
Yes, you probably are biased. And I suspect that others in the conversation
are biased by a belief that their culture and language will survive, even be
at the top of the heap.
--William L. Benzon, Ph. D. 708 Jersey Avenue, Apt. 2A Jersey City, NJ 07302 201 217-1010
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