They're not going to initiate language without being prompted.

The room is noisy, which makes us happy.

To me, the term 'guardian' is a term of endearment and responsibility. If our language changes, usually action follows.

This is a larger effort within the Defense Department for language studies and cultural awareness. There's a lot more emphasis. It started with the global war on terror. Our need for Arabic was greater than our capability.

Language usage always has a political context.

What the semicolon's anxious supporters fret about is the tendency of contemporary writers to use a dash instead of a semicolon and thus precipitate the end of the world. Are they being alarmist?