Spelling Lesson Please


	Spelling Lesson Please

carrerinyes

6-28-2009 2:01 PM

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carrerinyes says:

"Supporters of official English might also think it would be good to follow another Kyrgyzstan example and make all future American presidents pass an English test. After all, the English-speaking ability of some presidents – Andrew Jackson, Calvin Coolidge, George W. Bush – has been called into question."

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6-29-2009 10:34 AM

tanyamm

It does make sense.

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