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Opinion: I don't want to press 1 for English
By: Phyllis Bailey
I have a friend I occasionally call at work, and this is what I get when I dial his office number. "Please do not enter an extension until you choose from the following options. To continue in English, press one." Every time I get this recording it burns me up.
We live in America and English is our language. I believe that if you are going to live and work in America, then you need to learn the language.
My grandmother was born in Sicily and came to America as a child. She learned the language, learned the American way of life, studied our history, took her citizenship test, and became a United States citizen.
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