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Re^2: [OT] Re^5: [PT_BR] Escrever em Português no Perlmonksby fokat (Deacon) |
on Jun 13, 2005 at 05:36 UTC ( [id://466063]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Hmm. You seem to have overlooked the second column labeled "Including second language speakers". The breakdown No, I did not. In my second paragraph, I mention 50E6 current students. Many of them will take spanish lessons. All of them reside in the US. Let's say only 50% does that, we'll be talking 25E6 with english as 2nd language. I also mention a reference to some 41E6 hispanic US residents. Those add up to 66E6 (or a total of 483E6 vs 503E6, a difference of 20E6 or ~4%. But according to the same source, that is precisely the fastest growing minority in the US. I would say that a difference on less than 4% is dubiously decisive with this kind of sources / metrics. That is why I granted the point for a few years :) Let's reopen the debate in a few years, if this is so important a question. :) Best regards -lem, but some call me fokat
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