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In 2017 the national language of Ireland is, in practice, English, whatever their Constitution may say. In France it's absolutely still French. Many, many peop
by umanwizard 10y ago
In 2017 the national language of Ireland is, in practice, English, whatever their Constitution may say.
In France it's absolutely still French. Many, many people do not speak English well enough to have a conversation.
How is this analogy with Ireland even remotely relevant?
- Chris2048 10y ago> How is this analogy with Ireland even remotely relevant? the point is, what is 'official', and what is 'in practice' can differ. Quoting the official language of Ireland says nothing about what actually goes on. Similarly, The the official language of France says nothing of how easy it is to speak English there, especially in large tech-hubs (the context of this conversation), nor how this might change in the future.