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Old 04-14-2004, 12:21 PM   #16
ladysycamore
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast
If you have ancestors from a particular country, you might want to teach them a language from there to help give your children a link to their past.
I totally agree with that! That's part of the reason why I took French in high school...my
family crest (coat of arms) has its' motto in French:

"Sans mal". (without death)

Plus, I liked the way the French language sounded when spoken
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