ill go beyond the limits of this question and tell u my opinion. its a big disadvantage for every arabian country to have to languages in use.the colloqial one and the formal one.im egyptian and i live in egypt and my arabic education wasnt good so i have a prolem reading and writing arabic with ease. i envy english seaking countries and french and places where they write and read wat they say.but then again it gives us a certain sense of individuality bec we dont speak the exct same way every where around the arabic world.i hope i havent bored u with my opinion.and if u ever want to chat, in english or in french, just click on my picture. Adham