Comments for JimandEllie.com http://www.jimandellie.com Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:49:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on The Grand Finale – The Humpbacks by tcemerald http://www.jimandellie.com/travel/the-grand-finale-the-humpbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-230 tcemerald Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:49:14 +0000 http://www.jimandellie.com/?p=626#comment-230 Hello: I have located the appropriate CA DMV code for smog exemption in Baja... it is 27.150 and specifically states which Mexican towns are not exampt... all on the border, of course. I can copy if you want..contact me at tcemerald@aol.com So the DMV turned me down for the 5th time because my insurance was sent to a US address..no, you must be a resident of Mexico..(*(*&(*&( they are idiots at DMV. Hello:
I have located the appropriate CA DMV code for smog exemption in Baja… it is 27.150 and specifically states which Mexican towns are not exampt… all on the border, of course. I can copy if you want..contact me at tcemerald@aol.com

So the DMV turned me down for the 5th time because my insurance was sent to a US address..no, you must be a resident of Mexico..(*(*&(*&(
they are idiots at DMV.

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]]> Comment on iTunes University – EDU’s Friend or Foe? by jeff http://www.jimandellie.com/learning-revolution/itunes-university-%e2%80%93-edu%e2%80%99s-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-137 jeff Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:05:19 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=61#comment-137 Good site I \"Stumbledupon\" it today and gave it a stumble for you.. looking forward to seeing what else you have..later Good site I \”Stumbledupon\” it today and gave it a stumble for you.. looking forward to seeing what else you have..later

]]> Comment on Events – Open English Joins with Microsoft, VACE & LISTA – June 11, 2008 by continuing education courses http://www.jimandellie.com/events/events-open-english-joins-with-microsoft-vace-lista-%e2%80%93-june-11-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-119 continuing education courses Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:21:38 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=56#comment-119 <strong>continuing education courses...</strong> Good post. I am looking into these issues on my blog.... continuing education courses…

Good post. I am looking into these issues on my blog….

]]> Comment on Barack Obama’s Lost in Translation Moment? Suggests US Children Learn Spanish by Political Humor http://www.jimandellie.com/lingua-franca/barack-obama-suggests-us-children-should-learn-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Political Humor Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:49:30 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=66#comment-162 I agree with your post. Which is not something I will usually do! :) I enjoy reading a post that will make one think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment! I agree with your post. Which is not something I will usually do! :) I enjoy reading a post that will make one think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!

]]> Comment on Is English the Official Language of the U.S.? by Tom http://www.jimandellie.com/lingua-franca/is-english-the-official-language-of-the-us-2/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Tom Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:07:36 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=84#comment-183 According to stats, English is slowly going to become a second tier language and it's a shame because it seems as our country caters to those who don't speak our language. Instead of teaching them, we decide to make signs for them. Things need to change! According to stats, English is slowly going to become a second tier language and it’s a shame because it seems as our country caters to those who don’t speak our language. Instead of teaching them, we decide to make signs for them. Things need to change!

]]> Comment on The Olympification of English in Beijing by Ciro http://www.jimandellie.com/lingua-franca/the-olympification-of-english-in-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Ciro Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:14 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=97#comment-196 Just my two cents: this has not happened only with English. Spanish also has its derivations. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-M4ML5SLg" rel="nofollow">This particular dialect of Spanish</a> from the Philippines does not use verb conjugation, only infinitives. Just my two cents: this has not happened only with English. Spanish also has its derivations. This particular dialect of Spanish from the Philippines does not use verb conjugation, only infinitives.

]]> Comment on iTunes University – EDU’s Friend or Foe? by Alex http://www.jimandellie.com/learning-revolution/itunes-university-%e2%80%93-edu%e2%80%99s-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Alex Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:41:50 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=61#comment-125 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road! I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

]]> Comment on Is English the Official Language of the U.S.? by Richard S. http://www.jimandellie.com/lingua-franca/is-english-the-official-language-of-the-us-2/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Richard S. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=84#comment-181 Just curious about one thing. Adams was serving in Europe ni 1780. Was the proposal in a letter to Congress? Just curious about one thing. Adams was serving in Europe ni 1780. Was the proposal in a letter to Congress?

]]> Comment on Is English the Official Language of the U.S.? by Harold Schiffman http://www.jimandellie.com/lingua-franca/is-english-the-official-language-of-the-us-2/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Harold Schiffman Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:07:07 +0000 http://www.openenglish.com/blog/?p=84#comment-180 Not having an "official" language policy in the US nationally does not mean that we don't have a language policy. We have a very strong unofficial (covert, implicit) language policy, and it means that English is the dominant language in commerce, education, government, the arts, entertainment, sports, and many other domains. Immigrants, even Hispanics, tend to assimilate within two generations. Officializing a language does not make it more advantageous for immigrants to learn English--they learn it because they can see they and their children can get better jobs and have more opportunities. In fact, families that try to maintain a home language other than English have a hard time doing so, and we have to then turn around and retrain people, at great expense and effort, to learn other languages. Not having an “official” language policy in the US nationally does not mean that we don’t
have a language policy. We have a very strong unofficial (covert, implicit) language policy, and it means that English is the dominant language in commerce, education,
government, the arts, entertainment, sports, and many other domains. Immigrants, even Hispanics, tend to assimilate within two generations. Officializing a language does not
make it more advantageous for immigrants to learn English–they learn it because they can see they and their children can get better jobs and have more opportunities. In fact,
families that try to maintain a home language other than English have a hard time doing so, and we have to then turn around and retrain people, at great expense and effort, to learn other languages.

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