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General Discussion / Re: New World?
« on: October 31, 2016, 05:58:24 am »
@Linguistry303 @OxfordianEnvisionary This really is shaping up to being a lively discussion!
@OxfordianEnvisionary you are right, English is a prime example of how useful a lingua franca can be to our world. Currently, most business-related communication is in English, most communication between governments is in English and English is by a vast majority the most spoken language on the internet which we ironically can presently relate to. I am not saying that I believe that English should be our lingua franca, but it is an excellent example of how it could work.
Sorry @OxfordianEnvisionary, but I believe that English is too intricate and has too much history attached for it to be our lingua franca. For a universal means of communication to be successful it essentially needs to have a motivation for all, it should be culture neutral and it has to have a clear simple system of rules. Amusingly enough, this is an exact juxtaposition of what the English language is.
@OxfordianEnvisionary you are right, English is a prime example of how useful a lingua franca can be to our world. Currently, most business-related communication is in English, most communication between governments is in English and English is by a vast majority the most spoken language on the internet which we ironically can presently relate to. I am not saying that I believe that English should be our lingua franca, but it is an excellent example of how it could work.
Sorry @OxfordianEnvisionary, but I believe that English is too intricate and has too much history attached for it to be our lingua franca. For a universal means of communication to be successful it essentially needs to have a motivation for all, it should be culture neutral and it has to have a clear simple system of rules. Amusingly enough, this is an exact juxtaposition of what the English language is.