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EU Leader Says English Is Losing Importance (politico.eu)
An anonymous reader writes: Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, opted to deliver a speech in French on Friday morning because he said "English is losing importance" in Europe. He gave the comments, which are unlikely to mend fences after a war of words between Brussels and London over Brexit negotiations, at the "State of the Union" conference in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio -- an annual event for European dignitaries. Juncker said he was opting for French because "slowly but surely English is losing importance in Europe and France has elections this Sunday and I want the French people to understand what I am saying about the importance of the EU." He spoke in English.
Head of the Corner Burger Stand announces "McDonalds is losing importance."
Qu'est-ce que tu as pu dire à propos de moi, petite chienne?
Funny, I was just thinking the EU was losing importance...
Don't know if this is true, but it's a damn good story:
At a NATO military conference, the French admiral was complaining, "Why do we have to speak English at all of these events?"
The Dutch admiral replied, "Because the British, Canadians, and Americans made sure we don't have to speak German."
When he realises English is the lingua franca in Europe I shall experience great schadenfreude.
Was it written in a French-based programming language, or an English one?
Since i am a Greek, when communicating with Barbarians like you i am forced to use a Barbaric language (in my case the -common among Barbarians- language called English) instead of the language of the Gods: Greek!
But a PROGRAMING language based in French or English (or any other "natural" language)? Does such a thing exist? I always though that the -few- "natural" words used in any programing language can easily be translated in any natural language (and even better: use symbols/ideograms instead!) since the syntax/phrasing is so simple: a mathematic language actually.
P.S. Sorry for my English... but then again: it is not my fault that you are barbarians and can not communicate in Greece!
Bwahahahahaha, no.