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Marrah_G

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20. I think that we do need a basic common language

Reply to Bandit (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:08 PM

Jan 2012

Whether that be English, Spanish or Mandarin it really doesn't matter, being able to communicate with each other does.

I personally like the way many European countries teach multiple languages at a young age.

Even better would be one universal global language.

I wonder if that day will ever come.

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This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #1

English ONLY would definitely require getting rid of some words arcane1 Jan 2012 #2

Some still call English (UK) the bastard tongue, composed of many languages. freshwest Jan 2012 #3

Just out of curiosity, enlightenment Jan 2012 #7

This might be different than what freshwest is talking about... arcane1 Jan 2012 #9

Yes, those are the kinds I am talking about. They're in CT, CA, NY. freshwest Jan 2012 #15

Ah - okay. enlightenment Jan 2012 #24

I haven't seen it. It's usually a rightwing claim. I can't find proof of that. freshwest Jan 2012 #25

I'm not concerned with English 'going away' enlightenment Jan 2012 #27

Excellent post. But the RW has run on the fear of that for a generation. freshwest Jan 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Jan 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #12

Lived in SoCal all my life; a lot of my English is Spanish... Magoo48 Jan 2012 #4

All languages MichaelMcGuire Jan 2012 #5

At one point, Illinois came close to declaring "American" its official language. KamaAina Jan 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #8

Like everything, languages evolved and continue to evolve. Languages are flexible, not static Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #10

To further MichaelMcGuire Jan 2012 #13

Very interesting! Thank you. nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #14

Interesting: 'biggest influence on UK English is American English' freshwest Jan 2012 #16

I can speak 3 MichaelMcGuire Jan 2012 #17

You're spot on - there's English and english. mwooldri Jan 2012 #18

Great explanation! Thank you! Current and old versions of English are so many! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #19

I think that we do need a basic common language Marrah_G Jan 2012 #20

Some claim American English is the language of world commerce, so it may be here now. freshwest Jan 2012 #21

I know its also used by all pilots. Marrah_G Jan 2012 #22

Depends on how far you want to go loyalsister Jan 2012 #23

English is a weird language. Part Germanic, annabanana Jan 2012 #26