Date:  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 17:44:37 PDT

From:  "//www.usa.net/~ague" <ague[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]REDRCK.ENET.DEC.COM>

Subject: Re: FOR English Only



I suspect one of the reasons for taking a position against English-Only laws,

is the fear that some languages (Native-American possibly) will become

unnecessary, and eventually extinct.



This seems to be a good forum to ask the question, What is the downside of a

language becoming extinct? Are there upsides?



Not necessarily dumb, but curious,

-- Jim