Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!mmt From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Bilingualism on the way out Message-ID: <690@dciem.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 18:52:29 EST Article-I.D.: dciem.690 Posted: Wed Feb 8 18:52:29 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 19:52:50 EST Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 13 Some years ago, when Canadian Federal buildings were beginning to get bilingual signs, a friend of mine sent a written complaint to Canadian National Railways about the signs in the Ottawa station. The signs that used to read "EXIT" had been changed to "EXIT SORTIE" and he flet that if they were going to put French on the signs, they also should add English. WAY OUT, man! -- Martin Taylor {allegra,linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt