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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 12:00 AM

Oh, say can you care?

The flap over a Spanish-language national anthem.
Tim Grieve

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  • Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:40 AM

    Pledge of allegiance

    Since at least my own high school days, Latin students have been learning and reciting the Latin version of the pledge of allegiance. You'll find a grammatically accurate version here (there are a lot of really bad ungrammatical versions floating around as well):

    http://www.mythfolklore.net/harriuspotter/supp/misc.htm

    What's next, will Bill O'Reilly start one of his jihads against the Junior Classical League, and vow to bring horror into the lives of anyone who says the Pledge of Allegiance in anything but Ammurrikin?

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