tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19481383.post114151532647225485..comments2023-06-20T08:20:24.701-07:00Comments on The Argument Clinic: "English-Speaking American" Told to Tone it DownRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160061641869302097noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19481383.post-1141933203458836582006-03-09T11:40:00.000-08:002006-03-09T11:40:00.000-08:00Robert, if you are a government employee, and wear...Robert, if you are a government employee, and wear the cap of another government agency <I>while on duty</I>, you might very well be misrepresenting yourself. Take out the English-language issue and have the guy wearing an "FBI" cap and it might make more sense.<BR/><BR/><I>I'm not sure why knowing that a business owner spoke English would be a disincentive to call them.</I><BR/><BR/>He doesn't speak English all that well, actually. His bumper sticker is ungrammatical and uses the painful double exclamation point.<BR/><BR/>But thank you for the feeble attempt to pretend all the bumper sticker said was "English speaker".mythagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138471078836187498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19481383.post-1141627433283520882006-03-05T22:43:00.000-08:002006-03-05T22:43:00.000-08:00Sorry, mythago, I'm confused. You have to work for...Sorry, mythago, I'm confused. You have to work for an organization to sports its cap? I have a "USS Ronald Reagan" cap, given to me by my uncle; it's a cherished possession. Do I have to enlist in the Navy before I can wear it? I've got a "Cleveland Cotton Gin" cap, from a cousin, under similar circumstances. Needless to say, I've never as much as touched a cotton plant.<BR/><BR/>As for the bumper sticker - I'm not sure why knowing that a business owner spoke English would be a disincentive to call them. Mutual communication is often a necessity in order to do business.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160061641869302097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19481383.post-1141591818755032872006-03-05T12:50:00.000-08:002006-03-05T12:50:00.000-08:00They're concerned that people will associate his m...They're concerned that people will associate his message with his employer.<BR/><BR/>Wearing the hat to work is moronic--dude, you don't WORK for the Border Patrol--but by all means, let him have his bumper sticker. People need to know which lawn service not to call.mythagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138471078836187498noreply@blogger.com