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that took place recently appeared equally ironical upon closer scrutiny. In the
first case, the president of National Technological University found the use of
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speak more English. In the second case, in response{{U}} (72)
{{/U}}customer complaints, an expatriate executive of Borders told staff to
stick to English at work. For historical reasons, the call by NTU which is
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