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How German companies adopted English as their lingua franca
Handelsblatt ^
| December 15, 2017
| Claudia Obmann
Posted on 12/22/2017 6:42:03 AM PST by GonzoII
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:42:04 AM PST
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GonzoII
To: GonzoII
How long before English is declared a white racist language?
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:44:04 AM PST
by
Bringbackthedraft
(Damn, the tag line disappeared again? Coursors!)
To: GonzoII
English is the largest of human tongues, with several times the vocabulary of the second largest language -- this alone made it inevitable that English would eventually become, as it did, the lingua franca of this planet, for it is thereby the richest and most flexible -- despite its barbaric accretions . . . or, I should say, because of its barbaric accretions. English swallows up anything that comes its way, makes English out of it. ― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:44:55 AM PST
by
x1stcav
(We have the guns. Do we have the will?)
To: x1stcav
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:51:53 AM PST
by
GonzoII
("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
To: Bringbackthedraft
Probably never; English growth at this point isn’t because there are more English or Anglosphere people on the Earth, but because it is widespread in India, Red China, etc.
It is the language of business; as I understand it (I may be wrong), English is also used universally by airline pilots.
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:53:08 AM PST
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: GonzoII
Can't help but think the 8th Army may have also helped this along. The alternative would have been doing business in Russian and who wants that.
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:53:36 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: kearnyirish2
“...English is also used universally by airline pilots.”
Correct.
Formula 1 Racing mandates English in all contracts and radio communication.
Ferrari occasionally cheats on the latter...
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:55:21 AM PST
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: kearnyirish2
Yes, and besides its vast vocabulary, it is light compared to the Romance languages for conjugations and word declination. If you can simply say "subject-verb-direct object" you can get a lot said, and be understood even if you use the wrong tense.
"Business English" is a subset of standard English with only a few thousand words that makes a great second language ... so much so that I have read that in a room of international businessmen, the native English speaker may have the most problem being understood because of his use of an expanded vocabulary.
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:59:00 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: BBB333
Thanks.
I’m not sure what drives it now that the empire is much smaller, but I suspect it is something akin to using Arabic numerals instead of unwieldy Roman numerals. I can’t imagine what a keyboard looks like for Hindi, Arabic, or Chinese...
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posted on
12/22/2017 6:59:47 AM PST
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kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: x1stcav
(I will be away from 22 Dec until 02 Jan. During my absence all of my posts and replies will be done by a new app called PostBot. As this is a beta version please excuse any foul language, personal attacks, and baseless accusations
Can have a career in the media ......
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:00:52 AM PST
by
njslim
To: Dr. Sivana
That is very interesting; in dealing with Quebecois and Puerto Ricans, I’ve noticed what you describe: While they may use the incorrect tense, they can make themselves understood. They all learn English in school but use French/Spanish in their everyday lives.
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:02:23 AM PST
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kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: kearnyirish2
as I understand it (I may be wrong), English is also used universally by airline pilots. IACO (International Airtraffic Control Organization) rules require that for an airport to certified as "international" there must be at least one English speaking and one French speaking controller on duty at all times. A single bilingual controller will do.
Air France pilots visiting Boston's Logan Airport prefer to use English. Air Quebec insist on French.
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Interesting; thank you for the info!
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:09:10 AM PST
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kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: GonzoII
At least Western Civilization is winning on this front.
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:13:11 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(Make America Great Again!)
To: Bringbackthedraft
How long before English is declared a white racist language? HTML tags are in English, in order to get the word out on the Internet that the language is racist, you'll have to use it.
To: GonzoII
Leftist Germans say that there is not a “German culture” when it comes to murderous koranimals who speak like they have a mouthful of marbles yet the language of Shakespeare is verboten.
You are welcome for the cultural enrichment Germany.
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:17:53 AM PST
by
WMarshal
(John McCain is the turd in America's punch bowl. McLame cannot even fake an injury.)
To: GonzoII
Ask a Frenchman, "Do you speak German?"
When he says, "No", reply,
"You're welcome!!!"
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:20:41 AM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: x1stcav; GonzoII
English swallows up anything that comes its way, makes English out of it.Sort of like the Cy-Bug monsters in the "Wreck-It Ralph" cartoon.
To: kearnyirish2
I was in Quebec City back in April. Im used to Nicoise French speaking heavily accented English. I must admit it being disconcerting to have someone speak to me in French, who upon realizing I didnt speak it, immediately dropped into perfect North American standard English. Not everyone there, of course, but enough that it happened several times in the course of a week.
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:42:09 AM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: GonzoII
I was told years ago that the Swiss Embassy in the USA used only English for its internal meetings and other internal communications. That way, the usual antagonism between German-speakers and French-speakers is minimized. I can’t verify, but seems reasonable.
And I was told more recently by a young Spaniard that when you graduate from the university over there and go for a job interview, the first question the company will ask is likely to be, “In addition to English, which other languages do you speak?” That is, it’s simply ASSUMED that an educated young person in Europe can handle English.
Then when I was checking into various Russian hotels, the Italians and Africans and Japanese and other foreigners in line with me would almost always use English when they stepped up to the counter to register. Same experience at a Serbian hotel in Belgrade. Ditto in Beijing and Singapore.
In other words, any “battles” are over. English has already won the war to be THE international language, like it or not.
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posted on
12/22/2017 7:42:22 AM PST
by
Hawthorn
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