priceless:'English-only supporters hold conference, can't spell conference


	priceless:'English-only supporters hold conference, can't spell conference

doodleicious

7-2-2009 4:31 AM

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doodleicious says:

oh my gosh! lol...wtf? figures

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7-2-2009 5:08 AM

brightlight4

Why does that surprise me? I met various Americans in Spain who had been to University yet couldn't spell, and some where TEFL teachers!!!

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		Speaking under a misspelled banner, right-wingers who want to make English the official language of the U.S. showed no sense of irony.
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