From The Brain Book
Being fluent in two languages, particularly from childhood, enhances cognitive skills and might also protect against the onset of dementia and other age-related cognitive decline.
One reason for this could be that speaking a second language builds more connections between neurons.
Studies show bilingual adults have denser grey matter, especially in the part of the brain where language and communication skills are controlled.
The increased density was most pronounced in people who learned a second language before the age of five.
Like ya know, I be larnin Ebonics.
I can see that certain percentage of the population in this country whose heads are exploding right now, you know, those “this is murka, dammit, speak english!” types.
@ Richard: Why were there only 49 contestants in the Miss Ebonics contest?
No one wanted to be Miss Idaho.
(I know, I’m going to hell, sorry all…)
P in B thats cus wes gots good inglis in Idaho. BTW we sent all the skinheads to Illinois and PA after they threatened a mail carrier they had to leave or face jail time there property was ceased and turned into a malty cultural center. besides there was only a few arians that lived here full time and there compound was 2 old trailers a converted barn and a tree house that the news called a lookout tower. all they had was fear on there side when the news quit spinning there stories and got to the truth people quit fearing them and ran them out of town.
Paul would that be the same people that dont like Chiner or them Japs
I can swear in a couple of languages.
hey DJ I can in Spanish and German
Veni, Vidi, Vomica
A Swiss man, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus stop where two Americans are waiting.
“Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?” he asks. The two Americans just stare at him.
“Excusez-moi, parlez vous Fracais?” he tries. The two continue to stare.
“Parlare Italiano?” No response.
“Hablan ustedes Espanol?” Still nothing.
The Swiss guy drives off, extremely disgusted.
The first American turns to the second and says, “Y’know, maybe we should learn a foreign language.”
“Why?” says the other. “That guy knew four languages, and it didn’t do him any good.”
What do you call someone who knows many languages?
A polyglot.
What do you call someone who speaks two languages?
Bilingual.
What do you call someone who speaks one language?
An American.
According to Churchill, the British and the Americans are two great nations separated by a common language.
I already am a bilingual… but I plan on learning another language later on. Maybe Italian. 😀
I can haz lolz?
WHOA Miss Silver I love you,those are nice
what’s up with all those ebonics comments? you effers are brutal
don’t you make fun of off my people because should they’ve stayed here at home there wouldn’t be anything such like freaking ebonics but bambara, wolof, bami, bawle, that’s their real language bottom line, think about it a sec how good is your bamileke?