tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931178196262932106.post2633082301951349448..comments2023-05-08T00:31:39.774-07:00Comments on Becoming Bilingual in America: A Double Standard for the Non-Native SpeakerSpanishProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06771475527221817114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931178196262932106.post-73799373325561387392009-10-08T15:54:54.078-07:002009-10-08T15:54:54.078-07:00"The whole problem with the world is that foo..."The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell<br /><br />"The fool thinks himself to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." - William Shakespeare<br /><br /><br />How true this is...<br /><br />The problem is that native speakers believe themselves to be the authority on their language. This is most certainly not the case. Even more painful is trying to debate linguistic topics with people who think they know anything about the subject by the simple fact that they speak. By this logic, I could become a doctor since I take Tylenol or a world renowned chef because I eat. Even I myself know how little I know about linguistics and how much more studying I have to do in order to properly comment on sociolinguistics and dialectology. I am however ahead of the curb. Do I go to a doctor and tell him that he's wrong because I have a body and I should know about my own body than anybody else...<br /><br />I digress...Lucky7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11812492518172296256noreply@blogger.com