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should remain perpetually unfinished business。    
You’ll succeed if you make sure you never go to bed knowing no more of your  
target language that you did when you woke up!    
                                                             
P A R T T H R E E              
Appendices    
                          
The Language Club                   
In 1984 some of us language lovers decided that; although there were plenty of places in  
New York to learn foreign languages; there were no places to go to practice foreign  
languages。    
Sure; you can let fly a greeting in Italian and a request for red pepper at the pizzaria  
and practice similar performances at even the busiest French restaurant; but there was no  
place to sit down; have a glass of wine; open books; converse with others; and consult  
with native speakers for two or three hours at a time。    
So we started the Language Club with “practice parties” every Monday night at La  
Maganette; a restaurant in Manhattan at the corner of Third Avenue and Fiftieth Street。  
That remains our “mother club;” though we’ve extended our practice parties to other  
evenings and other restaurants – even a Sunday brunch at Victor’s on Columbus Avenue  
at Seventy…first Street。    
Our mission is to enable men and women to practice conversation in other  
languages in a pleasant; non…threatening atmosphere at fine restaurants at a minimum  
price。 The restaurants understand the uniqueness of the Language Club and enjoy  
catering to such a high minded endeavour。    
The questions callers most frequently ask about the Language Club are “What night  
is French?” and “What’s your age group?”    
We explain that every night is French night – all languages are welcome at all  
practice parties。 When you enter you go to the French table; the Italian table; the Spanish  
table; the German table; the Russian table; etc。 Many visitors grasshopper from table to  
table; practicing three; four; or more different languages at the same practice party。    
When they ask about age group; we immediately understand that their agenda is  
broader than mere language practice! We first explain we’re a language club; not a  
“social” club or a “singles” club。 We emphasise that age is irrelevant; since someone five  
years old can provide good language practice for someone ninety…five years old。    
Having made that point; we then relent a bit and explain that indeed many of our  
members are single; and if two single language lovers should enter our practice party  
separately and leave together; we don’t blow a whistle and pull a citizen’s arrest。 In fact;  
we have several “language marriages” to our credit and at least one confirmed birth!    
 
All we ask is your sincere interest in language practice。 All your other interests will  
be tolerated provided they do not result in any infringement of the law!    
All those wishing more information about the Language Club may write:         
The Language Club    
P。O。 Box 121    
New York; NY 10108         
Our telephone number is (212) 787…2110。    
The Language Club has no official handshake; club song; club motto; or club dues。  
(You come when you feel like it and you pay for your own meal。)    
We do; however; have an official club joke。 Once you know this joke; you’re as  
much a member of the Language Club as anybody else。    
Two mice were hopelessly trapped。 A hungry cat was poised to pounce。 There was  
no escape。    
At the last instant; one of the mice put his little paws up to his lips and yelled; “Bow  
wow!”    
The cat turned around and ran away; whereupon that mouse turned to the other  
mouse and said; “You see; that’s the advantage of knowing a second language!”    
                          
The Principal Languages    
of the World                   
Source: Sidney S。 Culbert; University of Washington; Seattle; Wash。 98195    
Total number of speakers (native plus nonnative) of languages spoken by at least  
one million persons (midyear 1989)         
Language Millions         
Achinese (N。 Sumatra; Indonesia) …………………………………………。。 3    
Afrikaans (South Africa) …………………………………………………… 10    
Akan (or Twi…Fante) (Ghana) ……………………………………………… 7    
Albanian (Albania; Yugoslavia) ……………………………………………。 5    
Amharic (Ethiopia) …………………………………………………………。 17    
Arabic ………………………………………………………………………。 197    
Armenian (USSR) …………………………………………………………… 5    
Assamese (Assam; India; Bangladesh) ……………………………………… 22    
Aymara (Bolivia; Peru) ……………………………………………………… 2    
Azerbaijani (Iran; USSR) …………………………………………………… 14    
Balinese (Indonesia) ………………………………………………………… 3    
Baluchi (Bakuchistan; Pakistan) ……………………………………………。 4    
Bashkir (USSR) ……………………………………………………………。。 1    
Batak Toda (including Anakola) (Indonesia) (see also karo…Dain) …………。。 4    
Baule (Cote d’Ivoire) ………………………………………………………。。 2    
Beja (Kassala; Sudan; Ethiopia) ……………………………………………。 1    
Bemba (Zambia) ……………………………………………………………。 2    
Bengali1/Berber2 (Bengal; India; Bangladesh) ……………………………… 184    
Beti (Cameroon; Gabon; Eq。 Guinea) ………………………………………。 2    
Bhili (India) …………………………………………………………………。 3    
Bikol (SE Luzon; Philippines) ………………………………………………。 4    
Brahui (Pakistan; Afghanistan; Iran) ………………………………………… 1    
 
Bugis (Indonesia; Malaysia) …………………………………………………。 4    
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) ………………………………………………………… 9    
Burmese (Burma) ……………………………………………………………。 30    
Buyi (S Guizhou; S China) …………………………………………………… 2    
Byelorussian (USSR) ………………………………………………………… 10    
Cantonese (or Yue) (China; Hong Kong) ……………………………………。。 63    
Catalan (NE Spain; S France; Andorra) ……………………………………… 9    
Cebuano (Bohol Sea area; Philippines) ………………………………………。 12    
Chagga (Kilimanjaro area; Tanzania) ………………………………………… 1    
Chiga (Ankole; Uganda) ……………………………………………………… 1    
Chinese3   
Chuvash (USSR) ……………………………………………………………… 2    
Czech (Czechoslovakia) ………………………………………………………。 12    
Danish (Denmark) ……………………………………………………………。。 5    
Dimli (EC Turkey) ……………………………………………………………。 1    
Dogri (Jammu…Kashmir; C and E India) ………………………………………。 1    
Dong (Guizhou; Hunan; Guangxi; China) ……………………………………。。 2    
Dutch…Flemish (Netherlands; Belgium) ………………………………………。。 21    
Dyerma (SW Niger) …………………………………………………………… 2    
Edo (Bendel; S Nigeria) ………………………………………………………。。 1    
Efik (incl。 Ibido) (SE Nigeria; W Cameroon) …………………
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