Comments on: Note to Linguistic Fascists http://bligbi.com/2008/05/05/note-to-linguistic-fascists/ The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Honjii http://bligbi.com/2008/05/05/note-to-linguistic-fascists/#comment-3329 Honjii Wed, 14 May 2008 01:02:12 +0000 http://bligbi.com/?p=1030#comment-3329 If people are going to demand that English be the official language, shouldn't the first priority be teaching it to our president? If people are going to demand that English be the official language, shouldn’t the first priority be teaching it to our president?

]]> By: Alonzo Fyfe http://bligbi.com/2008/05/05/note-to-linguistic-fascists/#comment-3312 Alonzo Fyfe Tue, 06 May 2008 02:48:37 +0000 http://bligbi.com/?p=1030#comment-3312 Well, it appears that I must be a linguistic fascist, then. I have argued in favor of investing in the promotion of a national language on the same grounds on the grounds of developing a common infrastructure. We set standards in a number of areas as a way of making things run more smoothly and at reduced costs. We have standards regarding everything from the threads in a screw to the labeling of products. A national language would simply help the economy run more efficiently as it eliminates the costs of translation, missed communication, or non-communication simply because the audience does not speak the language. In defending the national language as an infrastructure improvement I have argued that the government should invest in this standard, and not simply demand that citizens learn a common language. The benefits of a common language will accrue across the whole economy, so it is only fair that people throughout the economy pay for the development of this infrastructure. I have a more complete development of this argument in <a href="http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2006/04/national-language.html" rel="nofollow">A National Language</a>. Well, it appears that I must be a linguistic fascist, then.

I have argued in favor of investing in the promotion of a national language on the same grounds on the grounds of developing a common infrastructure. We set standards in a number of areas as a way of making things run more smoothly and at reduced costs. We have standards regarding everything from the threads in a screw to the labeling of products.

A national language would simply help the economy run more efficiently as it eliminates the costs of translation, missed communication, or non-communication simply because the audience does not speak the language.

In defending the national language as an infrastructure improvement I have argued that the government should invest in this standard, and not simply demand that citizens learn a common language. The benefits of a common language will accrue across the whole economy, so it is only fair that people throughout the economy pay for the development of this infrastructure.

I have a more complete development of this argument in A National Language.

]]> By: Ben Abbott http://bligbi.com/2008/05/05/note-to-linguistic-fascists/#comment-3311 Ben Abbott Tue, 06 May 2008 02:07:46 +0000 http://bligbi.com/?p=1030#comment-3311 That's a great pic. If the "offical" wasn't underlined, I might have missed it ;-) That’s a great pic.

If the “offical” wasn’t underlined, I might have missed it ;-)

]]> By: gus http://bligbi.com/2008/05/05/note-to-linguistic-fascists/#comment-3310 gus Tue, 06 May 2008 01:54:42 +0000 http://bligbi.com/?p=1030#comment-3310 Hi. I found you while Stumbleing Upon. I have subscribed to your RSS on My Yahoo, so you will be hearing from me. For the record I am an over 50 radical who loves to get angry. Hi. I found you while Stumbleing Upon. I have subscribed to your RSS on My Yahoo, so you will be hearing from me. For the record I am an over 50 radical who loves to get angry.

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