French-speaking friend explained that learning English instead of the other Swiss languages is an impediment to the cultural amalgamation of the German and French-speaking groups in Switzerland.

我听讲法语的瑞士人说，提早读英文，不读本国另一语文，而读一种不属于瑞士的语文，是对德、法语族群文化溶合的一种障碍。

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He seemed to know everyone and could talk to them in English or French, and was familiar with the range of curious dialects known as Swiss-German.

ECONOMIST: Fritz Leutwiler