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Interesting. I wonder if within my lifetime it is possible that Chinese will become the main language one has to learn to be on top of things, with English bec
by surgical_fire 6mo ago
Interesting.
I wonder if within my lifetime it is possible that Chinese will become the main language one has to learn to be on top of things, with English becoming more niche.
These shifts happen slowly I presume. There was a point where a lot of people learned French as a lingua franca, and it transitioned to English over decades.
- w0de0 6mo agoUnlikely. Adaptability of the language to new concepts as well as ease of adoption for second language learners matters. English - indeed every other candidate global language (Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic) - excel Chinese in these respects. I’d wager that even we’re American hegemony to go the way of the UK, English will persist. It may become more Indian or Singlish, but this demonstrates its strength.
- w0de0 6mo agowere*