Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id MAA11652; Wed, 17 May 2000 12:01:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 12:01:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <ac.5326626.26541bd9@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Rschwar44@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:4494] RE: "English"-only names X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 104 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 693 Lines: 11 Yeah, come to think of it we all did that in PC Senegal, too-- my (now)husband's name was( is) quite a funny name in one of the indigenous languages there and was always a great source off conversation and enjoyment for all involved. WE LOVED our Senegalese names and the Seneglaese were both amused and pleased that we took them--it was sort of the opposite of Gerry's thoughts on the Koreans and name changes because the French, who had colonized Senegal, would have nothing to do wtih anything remotely Senegalese such as names, clothes, art etc so when the American Peace Corps came along and embraced the culture so enthusiastically, the Seneglase were enchanted!! R. Schwarz
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