View Poll Results: Should practicing US physicians be required to speak fluent English?

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  • Yes

    45 81.82%

  • No

    6 10.91%

  • Well, my legs are too long and I straddle the fence.

    0 0%

  • Expecting people to speak English in an English speaking country is wrong.

    3 5.45%

  • My English isn't fluent enough to understand and vote in this poll.

    1 1.82%
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  1. 02-11-2010, 12:00 AM #13
    59caddy
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    Quote Originally Posted by gugi View Post
    I've ran into US forum members with english supposedly their mother language fail over and over at understanding very simple words. Like 'offend', 'insult', 'unwelcome', and even 'do not'. More importantly there is so much communication failures in this section that I have to question the importance of the actual language being used.
    that statement is elitist to say the least. there are many words and phrases that mean vastly different things to people depending on the area of the country they may be from or nuances to that particular persons upbringing and socioeconomic status(I.E. education)
    being born, raised and living in a country with a "mother" language does not mean everyone has the same definition of words and phrases within that country.
    this should be more proof that being fluent in the language of the country that a doctor resides in, is of utmost importance.
    Last edited by 59caddy; 02-11-2010 at 04:21 AM.
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