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France wants English scrapped as EU language
AFP via The Asian Age ^
| June 28, 2016
Posted on 06/27/2016 1:47:57 PM PDT by snarkpup
The shock of the decision across the Channel to break with the European Union had barely begun to sink in when two French politicians demanded that Britain, before shutting the door, take its language along with it.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; english; eu; europeanunion; france; language
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A question that just occurred to me was, with the UK out of the EU, what will be the EU's lingua franca for conducting business? A quick search turned up the article above, along with a few others.
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:47:57 PM PDT
by
snarkpup
To: snarkpup
It’ll be German. The French ran out of money and the Germans are in the ascendancy there.
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:49:24 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: snarkpup
English is the de facto language of international business. Brexit won’t change that.
To: snarkpup
May as well jump to Arabic...or Chinese
To: snarkpup
France wants English scrapped as EU language
How will we speak to you the next time we have to save your ass?
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:52:18 PM PDT
by
48th SPS Crusader
(I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
To: Spktyr
Arabic?
Might as well plan for the future...
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:53:07 PM PDT
by
glasseye
To: snarkpup
I think the French may be missing the more important issues.
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:53:23 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
To: Vince Ferrer
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:55:07 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
To: snarkpup
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:56:27 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: snarkpup
That’s just politics. Ireland is still in the EU and Scotland may join it, so English will still be an official language, though its status may sink a little at EU HQ.
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posted on
06/27/2016 1:59:19 PM PDT
by
x
To: 48th SPS Crusader
Answer: We won’t go to their aid again! They are a flock of ungrateful, arrogant pricks!
To: snarkpup
Yet another thing over which the EU squabblers can argue.
French? German? Esperanto? Chinese?
To: snarkpup
Want to be a commercial pilot?
You MUST speak English.
Want to be a Formula 1 Driver/Principal/Engineer/Mechanic?
You MUST speak English.
Want to regulate the EU?
TBD...
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posted on
06/27/2016 2:02:18 PM PDT
by
BBB333
(Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
To: snarkpup
Sometimes the French amaze me. They really live in their own bubble!
Some years ago I was involved with safety testing some new French artillery rounds that we were looking to buy for US use. At a point in the documentation, we asked them what the composition of the explosive fill was and the company rep said “TNT”.
I asked what per cent additives they used - we add some aluminum powder for brissance and wax for stability - and he said somewhat haughtily “only you Anglo-Saxons adulterated your TNT”.
Wow. They really do have insecurity issues, don’t they?
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posted on
06/27/2016 2:02:33 PM PDT
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: x
Several tweeters asked Mr Menard and Mr Melenchon what the majority English speaking Irish would do, should English disappear.Too bad, Mr Menard implied, pointing out that Ireland’s first language was officially Gaelic.
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posted on
06/27/2016 2:03:08 PM PDT
by
snarkpup
(Socialism causes the worst people to become in charge - if they aren't already.)
To: x
In the same room, which language would a Frenchman, a Spaniard, a German and an Italian speak?
To: snarkpup
English is the international language of business and is the second language of everyone on the Continent. So, naturally the French want to get rid of it.
A good rule of thumb is that if the French think something is a good idea, it isn't.
The only problem with using French as the deFacto language is that they have a different word for everything
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posted on
06/27/2016 2:05:03 PM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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