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dav4463
03-16-2009, 04:15 PM
I heard Geico pays 10 percent more to Spanish-speaking employees. Does that seem fair? I thought English was still our language in America.

ddog
03-16-2009, 04:17 PM
so now you are for telling them what they should be paying THEIR employees?

funny stuff comrade.

Maybe they are paying more BECAUSE they are HARDER to find and keep and THUS WORTH MORE MONEY.


you are joking , right?

:lol: :D

OTM Al
03-16-2009, 04:40 PM
A) Sounds like an urban myth

B) Wouldn't a bi-lingual employee be worth more to the company anyway?

Bubba X
03-16-2009, 10:11 PM
I heard Geico pays 10 percent more to Spanish-speaking employees. Does that seem fair? I thought English was still our language in America.

Shouldn't that be:

"In America, I think English is still our language."

* Wrong tense on thought/think
* Should not end a sentence with a preposition.

Your Spanish any better?

Ay! Que vida tan cruel!

:lol:

Pace Cap'n
03-16-2009, 11:35 PM
Shouldn't that be:

"In America, I think English is still our language."

* Wrong tense on thought/think
* Should not end a sentence with a preposition.

Your Spanish any better?

Ay! Que vida tan cruel!

:lol:


"America" is a prepostion?

The tense is dependent on the point of view of the writer.

dav4463
03-16-2009, 11:57 PM
I thought English was still our language in America....is grammatically correct ain't it?

It's true that Geico does pay 10 percent more for Spanish speaking customer service agents. I guess it is simple supply and demand. I don't think they should get more money for the exact same job though. Half the customer service people I call can't even speak English that well.

boxcar
03-17-2009, 01:29 AM
"America" is a prepostion?

The tense is dependent on the point of view of the writer.

Well...it might be a "prepostion", but it certainly ain't a preposition. :lol: (Can someone tell me if "ain't" is good grammar or not?)

Thanks,
Boxcar

cj's dad
03-17-2009, 07:35 AM
Well...it might be a "prepostion", but it certainly ain't a preposition. :lol: (Can someone tell me if "ain't" is good grammar or not?)

Thanks,
Boxcar

No, it sure ain't.

Hey Bubba, last time I checked America was a noun.

Tom
03-17-2009, 07:35 AM
With Obummer in charge,it might end up being past tense!

cj's dad
03-17-2009, 07:37 AM
I heard Geico pays 10 percent more to Spanish-speaking employees. Does that seem fair? I thought English was still our language in America.

And, I would make the assumption that the U.N. pays more to translators who speak more than two languages.

Bubba X
03-17-2009, 09:35 AM
"America" is a prepostion?

The tense is dependent on the point of view of the writer.

"America" is not a preposition.

"In America," in the context used, most certainly is. Of course, you may (or may have not) noted I underlined, enlarged, changed color, italicized and bolded the words, "in America."

Anyway, my Spanish is balls on, right?

dav4463
03-17-2009, 10:40 PM
No, it sure ain't.

Hey Bubba, last time I checked America was a noun.

I ain't sure about my grammer and spelling anymore.

mostpost
03-17-2009, 11:38 PM
"America" is not a preposition.

"In America," in the context used, most certainly is. Of course, you may (or may have not) noted I underlined, enlarged, changed color, italicized and bolded the words, "in America."

Anyway, my Spanish is balls on, right?
"in America" is a prepositional phrase, not a preposition. only "in" is a preposition

ddog
03-18-2009, 12:16 AM
A) Sounds like an urban myth

B) Wouldn't a bi-lingual employee be worth more to the company anyway?


if one is concerned about expanding a business and customer service then it is a benefit.

i pay more , it's a skill like any other and worth money.

don't even understand the question really.

when you are in business selling and trying to retain customers it's best to be able to speak their language. count on it.