Word: spokenness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There is something very wrong with the American attitude towards learning a foreign language. The days are past when we could expect English to be spoken everywhere. As America's economic and cultural domination of the world declines, it is imperative that our nation end its ethnocentricism and make an effort to learn about other countries...
...Union, says the initiatives shout, "You're here but we would like to make it difficult for you." Even conservatives like Arizona Senator John McCain oppose initiatives like the one just passed in his state. Says McCain: "Our nation and the English language have done quite well with Chinese spoken in California, German in Pennsylvania, Italian in New York, Swedish in Minnesota and Spanish in the Southwest. I fail to see the cause for alarm...
...course of true love takes some strange turns in Roseanne, ABC's new hit sitcom starring comedian Roseanne Barr. This blunt-spoken family may not win any awards for Wonder-bread wholesomeness, but not since The Cosby Show has a TV clan achieved such instant rapport with the American public. Since its debut in mid-October, the show has consistently finished in the Nielsen Top Ten, one week even landing in the heady No. 2 spot, behind only the indestructible...
...Toronto, Mulroney, fresh from his victory on Monday, said he had spoken to Bush by telephone and was willing to meet with him before the U.S. leader's inauguration on January...
Sununu, a blunt-spoken three-term governor credited with engineering Bush's New Hampshire primary win, brings to the job a reputation as an aggressive, hands-on manager. His appointment cheered conservatives. but worried some on Capitol Hill as well as Jewish leaders...