On 4/17/2013 9:39 AM, David Horne wrote:
Tim C. wrote:

On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:55:58 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
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Best not used in France.
It's not for nothing that "Beware Soft Verges" signs are no longer
used in UK.

I'm still amazed that, considering the huge number of German speakers in
the USA, that they still ask for a Latte when in a coffee house.

Don't think it's huge, despite the ancestry. Wiki claims 1.38 million.

D

Lots of Americans have many claims to ancestry without the ability to
speak the appropriate language. My kids have German, French, Russian,
English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish ancestry; sort of real Americans I
would say :-) Their linguistic abilities exceed most Americans by
having some ability in French. My daughter spent two years working for a
German bank in Frankfurt and my son's *Spanish* is respectable.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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