Stacia's response to LW, Your attitude in this letter reads as not just wrong but xenophobic and racist. is so on target.
babies/small children are easily able to learn multiple languages - it might take a little while for them to sort them out, but they get there. having a second (or third) language is a GOOD thing! and creole is definitely a 'Real' language (see above comment by cereta)
my family stopped speaking German, even at home, when WWII started. as a result, we all lost that language and a connection to our heritage. although once when dozing on the couch and startled awake, my dad sat bolt upright and said "was ist das?" so a little bit stuck in his subconscious from his childhood.
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babies/small children are easily able to learn multiple languages - it might take a little while for them to sort them out, but they get there. having a second (or third) language is a GOOD thing! and creole is definitely a 'Real' language (see above comment by
my family stopped speaking German, even at home, when WWII started. as a result, we all lost that language and a connection to our heritage. although once when dozing on the couch and startled awake, my dad sat bolt upright and said "was ist das?" so a little bit stuck in his subconscious from his childhood.