"As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man, upon easier terms than I was formerly."
- Dr. Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Life of Johnson, Sept. 1783
Proficiency in English Decreases Over a Decade (1/19/2005)
The number of New York adults who have a problem speaking English increased by 30 percent between 1990 and 2000, to more than 1.5 million throughout the city, according to figures released by the city yesterday. That amounts to more than one in four adult New Yorkers, and officials said more recent figures show no sign of a decline.
