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In the future perhaps humans will move towards a more common language but if you answer "yes" to the questions "Should all books be in English?" and "Should all
by ssnistfajen 8y ago
In the future perhaps humans will move towards a more common language but if you answer "yes" to the questions "Should all books be in English?" and "Should all content on the Internet be written in English?" then it isn't any different than variations of cultural chauvinism throughout documented human history.
Nobody is obligated to go through the hassle of learning a new language just because someone else wanted that knowledge (volunteering to share, however, is perfectly fine). Otherwise it is a blatant infringement of personal freedom. Multilingualism should also be multi-directional instead of converging towards a single language, but that is obviously something unnoticed by a lot of Anglos who for one reason or another have decided their language and culture should trump over all else.
- Crinus 8y agoI'm not interested in whatever cultural issues some might have, especially since people put too much irrational emotion in their language. Languages are primarily a tool for communication and i am interested in the practicality of improving that communication - if two people speak different languages and without any common one, they simply cannot communicate. I do not care if it would be English, Chinese, French or whatever else, that choice is irrelevant. I only said Yes to English because of its popularity, widespread use among many different countries and its position when it comes to computers (which was my original point above).