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Well, the wording is rather clear that it was about English. Note that the author stealthily added a precision to his comment (which originally ended at "why r
by NotPaidToPost 7y ago
Well, the wording is rather clear that it was about English.
Note that the author stealthily added a precision to his comment (which originally ended at "why regress?") since then to make clear it was about having a common language. But he has not removed the offending part.
- jobigoud 7y agoAdopting another language as our lingua franca when English is already filling that role would be a regression. It's not saying other languages are inferior per se, they might be superior. But using any other would be an inferior choice now. It doesn't mean we can't add local flavors to it. I am a French native speaker and I also think we should just use English and move on as a species. Interpersonnal communication is hard enough that we don't need artificial complications. Let's tackle more interesting problems. Same reason we should use a single measurement units system, mains current standard, a single currency, etc.
- NotPaidToPost 7y ago'move on as a species'? How arrogant and offensive is that? Basically a cultural genocide. A language carries with it a whole culture and history. Diversity enriches everyone.