actually that's a very sensible statement. in an age of global communication people begin to communicate in whatever common language is available. the fact that the US has been on top of things for the last 60 years or so is just incidental. of course being on top of things also means exporting most of the current culture, like programming languages.
english also just happens to be a very flexible and concise language with a large vocabulary using a limited set of characters, which is quite effective for technical uses. it also sucks at other things, like phonetics, but I think we might be worse off.
I also feel that being a non-native english speaker and being *forced* to learn a second language is actually a big advantage, for the reasons stated in other posts.
now all we have to do is make the same change happen here in Italy. unfortunately the very opposite is true. the neocon nightmare Americans are waking up from is now consolidating here. at least, given our international relevance, the rest of the world won't have to suffer because of it.
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yes, english phonetics could be described as a bloody hell...
but hey, with tons of omophonies you at least get great puns.
actually that's a very sensible statement.
in an age of global communication people begin to communicate in whatever common language is available.
the fact that the US has been on top of things for the last 60 years or so is just incidental.
of course being on top of things also means exporting most of the current culture, like programming languages.
english also just happens to be a very flexible and concise language with a large vocabulary using a limited set of characters, which is quite effective for technical uses.
it also sucks at other things, like phonetics, but I think we might be worse off.
I also feel that being a non-native english speaker and being *forced* to learn a second language is actually a big advantage, for the reasons stated in other posts.
I don't mean to bash the parent or anything, but how can a post beginning with "I suspect" be Score:5, Informative ?
now all we have to do is make the same change happen here in Italy.
unfortunately the very opposite is true.
the neocon nightmare Americans are waking up from is now consolidating here.
at least, given our international relevance, the rest of the world won't have to suffer because of it.
Are you saying that basically the difference between humans and other animals is the enormously greater amount of unhappiness humans must endure?
ah.
so you say Cthulhu wouldn't qualify me for office in texas?
I prostrate myself at Azathoth's feet then!
your examples would be too controversial.
I say Cthulhu would qualify as quite supreme by any standard.
Face it, they will never stop.
We just love Dvorak articles because they generate the highest rate of (Score:5, Funny) comments ever.