Wouldn't it be nice if the entire world spoke one language?

[Anonn0000 3,525]

The whole world should speak like the south park kids 8D

 

j/k, that wouldn't be too plesant...

 

[Whimsy-Mimsy 99]

I always thought english was the most spoken first langauge

 

It's considered the most 'powerful' language, making it a super common language for business and the such, but as far as first languages go,  China's population is just so enormous that it outweighs the US, UK, and Canada's in a heartbeat.

[WhiteCrow 55]

Ever heard of the tower of Babylon?

[The Protagonist 332]

Ever heard of the tower of Babylon?

yes.

[Henne 150]

Ever heard of the tower of Babylon?

 

Yeah, let's build another tower, maybe he gets so angry that he will reverse it and é voila everyone understands each other again.

The morale is: Piss of God and everything is fine again. The end.

Sounds like a good plan to me. Fetch me some architects!

Edited August 7, 2013 by Henne

[The Protagonist 332]

Yeah, let's build another tower, maybe he gets so angry that he will reverse it and é voila everyone understands each other again.

The morale is: Piss of God and everything is fine again. The end.

Sounds like a good plan to me. Fetch me some architects!

But if he changes it again and now its even harder to learn another language?

[Henne 150]

But if he changes it again and now its even harder to learn another language?

 

Well, then we are firetrucked.

[WhiteCrow 55]

Well, then we are firetrucked.

We need to be sneaky and think one step ahead God. >

[mosokisa 93]

Of course it would make a lot of things more simple and it would be great to be able to understand everybody with no problem. But then again, language is a huge part of a  culture and if you take that away, that's quite a lot taken away.

 

Also, there's the problem of which language would it be? English might be a good choice and a lot of people, even on non-English-speakin-areas would be just happy with it, but not everyone would. Of course not. Some people would be really pissed of it and not every country would agree to speak it and then it wouldn't be an international language anymore. And if it was some other language, it'd be just the same.

 

Of course a new language could be made, but also that would be made by people who speak only some languages and it'd be likely that the language would be more like those than the ones they don't speak. Like Esperanto was more like Spanish, Italian and English or something than Japanese and Chinese for example. So that language also would be easier to learn for some people than others and it wouldn't be completely unbiase (right word?) either.

 

Still, because the world is so international, it's important for a lot of peopl to be able to understand each other and I feel that a lot of business and other communication is made by English and I think it'll be even more important language in the future. And maybe some day it'll be possible that a lot of people speak English as a first language, or maybe as one of their first languages. Like how here in Finland Swedish speaking people learn Swedish as their mother language but learn Finnish very soon too because people use it a lot here.

 

I think it'd be good if there was a language a lot of people were able to speak but I don't want one that'd take away all other languages - because of the culture. And different languages sound different and it'd be shame if for example all songs were sang in English and I couldn't hear German and Japanese anymore. In my opinion languages are something that should be protected, not destroyed.

 

On Qi they said that it's believed the language of the future will be Panglish.  Panglish is the slightly off English, foreigners use when they are learning the language.  

 

"In the future a standard english will persist around the globe but it is likely that local variations will flourish too. . . . The English language, or portions of it, may be thought of as the essential component in a range of dishes to which flavours and ingredients have been added."

 

As the new language takes over, "the" will become "ze", "friend" will be "frien" and the phrase "he talks" will become "he talk".

 

Okay, that sounds weird.. If it'd be that, why not English then D :

 

Language is primitive compared to telepathy.

 

I think it'd be terrible if telepathy was possible! An idea of people reading my thoughts is quite terrifying : S

 

I personally like learning new languages and every language has some fun factor and special about them. expect swedish/shot

 

: DD haha, I think Swedish has them too. It sounds so beautiful when they sing it!

[Henne 150]

We need to be sneaky and think one step ahead God. >

 

Maybe that will help:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20pgeYcxeCE(such crack subs would be lost if there is just only one language <- yeah, that's the main reason )

[Caity 3,946]

Of course it would make a lot of things more simple and it would be great to be able to understand everybody with no problem. But then again, language is a huge part of a  culture and if you take that away, that's quite a lot taken away.

 

Also, there's the problem of which language would it be? English might be a good choice and a lot of people, even on non-English-speakin-areas would be just happy with it, but not everyone would. Of course not. Some people would be really pissed of it and not every country would agree to speak it and then it wouldn't be an international language anymore. And if it was some other language, it'd be just the same.

 

Of course a new language could be made, but also that would be made by people who speak only some languages and it'd be likely that the language would be more like those than the ones they don't speak. Like Esperanto was more like Spanish, Italian and English or something than Japanese and Chinese for example. So that language also would be easier to learn for some people than others and it wouldn't be completely unbiase (right word?) either.

 

Still, because the world is so international, it's important for a lot of peopl to be able to understand each other and I feel that a lot of business and other communication is made by English and I think it'll be even more important language in the future. And maybe some day it'll be possible that a lot of people speak English as a first language, or maybe as one of their first languages. Like how here in Finland Swedish speaking people learn Swedish as their mother language but learn Finnish very soon too because people use it a lot here.

 

I think it'd be good if there was a language a lot of people were able to speak but I don't want one that'd take away all other languages - because of the culture. And different languages sound different and it'd be shame if for example all songs were sang in English and I couldn't hear German and Japanese anymore. In my opinion languages are something that should be protected, not destroyed.

 

 

Okay, that sounds weird.. If it'd be that, why not English then D :

 

 

I think it'd be terrible if telepathy was possible! An idea of people reading my thoughts is quite terrifying : S

 

 

: DD haha, I think Swedish has them too. It sounds so beautiful when they sing it!

 

Because English will adapt, the more foreigners who are using english as their learning and are using panglish (which is acceptable in my eyes I know I wouldn't pronounce things exactly right in someone else's language) will become the common denominator among people and they'll pass the way they speak english onto their kiddies

But sure in 2030 we're meant to live on a diet of bugs so either way everythings going to crap

[The Protagonist 332]

We need to be sneaky and think one step ahead God. >

Thats not possible.

[dusk 910]

 

 

: DD haha, I think Swedish has them too. It sounds so beautiful when they sing it!

Swedish is actually quite unique language, but I have never really liked it  

Mostly because I am forced to study it in Finland and lets not forget eternal hate of Finnish people towards Swedish. 

But yeah Swedish isn't half bad. In fact Finnish is a lot harder and much more weird

[VisitJoan 2,713]

I would have to say no to this.  If it wasn't for Japanese class, I wouldn't have friends at school.

[mosokisa 93]

Swedish is actually quite unique language, but I have never really liked it  

Mostly because I am forced to study it in Finland and lets not forget eternal hate of Finnish people towards Swedish. 

But yeah Swedish isn't half bad. In fact Finnish is a lot harder and much more weird

 

Hah, yeah, I'm Finnish too so I get that "eternal hate".. : D But unlike many, I've always liked it myself

[Amon 4,279]

If globalization continues at it's current rate and isn't limited by a massive war or natural disaster, something that derives from English will most likely become the official language of the world. 

 

It's already happening in a lot of places. For example in the Philippines, the native language is merged with English and almost everything is written in English. 

 

The reason why we have different languages is because different cultures developed virtually independent of each other. Over the course of hundreds of years, technology in communications and transportation has been merging everyone together. 100 years ago it would be rare for someone to live in one town and work in another, now that's the norm. In fact, many people commute 50 to 300 miles every day to get to work. Give us another 100 years of technological improvement and it would be fairly common for someone to live in London, and have a short one hour commute to work across the Atlantic to New York City. 

 

More or less, English will become the language of the world when this happens, foreign language classes wouldn't be teaching German or Spanish, but rather some weird fusion of German and English or Spanish and English. 

 

While some fear this death of different and diverse language the end result would be much better. Everyone in the world being more or less on the same page with language would allow for unprecedented growth in economics, technology, and diplomatic relations. 

[The Protagonist 332]

If globalization continues at it's current rate and isn't limited by a massive war or natural disaster, something that derives from English will most likely become the official language of the world. 

 

It's already happening in a lot of places. For example in the Philippines, the native language is merged with English and almost everything is written in English. 

 

The reason why we have different languages is because different cultures developed virtually independent of each other. Over the course of hundreds of years, technology in communications and transportation has been merging everyone together. 100 years ago it would be rare for someone to live in one town and work in another, now that's the norm. In fact, many people commute 50 to 300 miles every day to get to work. Give us another 100 years of technological improvement and it would be fairly common for someone to live in London, and have a short one hour commute to work across the Atlantic to New York City. 

 

More or less, English will become the language of the world when this happens, foreign language classes wouldn't be teaching German or Spanish, but rather some weird fusion of German and English or Spanish and English. 

 

While some fear this death of different and diverse language the end result would be much better. Everyone in the world being more or less on the same page with language would allow for unprecedented growth in economics, technology, and diplomatic relations. 

Ooh,nice and facts too.