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Swahili no longer guaranteed
By adamg on Fri, 01/18/2019 - 11:19pm
The Boston Language Institute, which for decades guaranteed Boston subway riders they could learn Swahili, shut down today, not because every Bostonian who has ever wanted to learn Swahili has done so, but because its bank seized its account.
The school, located in the Kenmore Square block a developer plans to remake, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last June, lost its lawyer, then had its bankruptcy case tossed earlier this week for failure to hire a new attorney to compile a formal reorganization plan, after which Century Bank seized its bank account. In a tweet, the school says it hopes to work with the bank to get enough money back to re-open at some point.
— Boston Language (@BostonLanguage) January 18, 2019
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Damn, ambayo ilikuwa kwenye
Damn, ambayo ilikuwa kwenye orodha yangu ya ndoo.
Damn, that was on my bucket
Damn, that was on my bucket list.
First, Trump University, now this....
Wait.... I like Trump.
2020 bay-bay
Please stay on the cape. Also
Please stay on the cape. Also, forget to vote.
I want to learn Swahili
I want to learn Swahili
That would be a big he-he
I go to class
To sit on my ass
But my plan is not to be-be
I guess I have to cancel my
I guess I have to cancel my trip to Swahili.
Not a joke
Your trip to Swahili, anon? Is that supposed to be a joke or something? Swahili is one of the major languages of the world, spoken by somewhere from 50 to 100 million people, mostly in East Africa.
Not the worst joke
I believe the joke was of the self deprecating style, akin to one saying they were learning Latin before visiting Latin America.
I guess they and the bank
I guess they and the bank weren't speaking the same language.
In other words...
Not just Swahili, but all languages cannot be learned at that location at this time. Not even English.
Who needs English
Like how many people around here...really...will ever go to England?
LOL
I have no idea...
Sad
This is unfortunate. I took a couple Japanese classes with them a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Was hoping to return to it if I ever get off this late shift I'm working now-a-days. Hopefully they'll be able to reorganize and reopen.
The tweet
Shouldn't the tweet be in more than 2 languages?
Wishing them all the best but if the worst happens and they have to liquidate assets I bet they'd find buyers for those ad posters. It's my all time favorite subway ad.
Took classes there.
Every class I took there was a joy and the people were so nice, sad to see them shutdown.
Took one class and now they are gone!
I think I can kiss my tuition money goodbye...
Hi fellows. BLS does not
Hi fellows. BLS does not exist anymore for wherever reason. I was impacted by this situation. But there is a question on the air. Where is my money and the rest of the money they took from other students? .
If you read what Adam wrote
It looks like Century Bank has your money.
Can't Get There
Google: How many languages are spoken today?
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Answer: There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today. However, about 2,000 of those languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers. The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese.
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Don't know where Swahili ranks.
But ... in the top 50 ... top 20?
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It was an ill-advised (OK, stupid) statement.