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reply posted on 4-6-2009 @ 09:26 PM by shanerz
I don't believe this! So, so ignorant.

en.wikipedia.org...

More languages = more intelligence.

So I propose we all learn the major languages of the world: English, Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, French (good luck getting intelligent people to go along with this one, hehe), and, yes, Math.

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You're all very welcome!



reply posted on 5-6-2009 @ 01:03 PM by BO XIAN
reply to post by TurkeyBurgers


1. English is ALREADY the defacto world language and becoming more so by the minute. More Chinese speak English than Americans.

2. Esperanto was already created as you outlined.

3. Esperanto will NEVER catch up with English. English has too much momentum etc. etc. etc. Besides, the literal Biblical Armageddon will happen before Esperanto would even make a good scratch on the problem.

4. Hello? America is not the ONLY English speaking country and it's not even the origin of the language!!! LOL.

5. Not everyone overseas is an idiot about America. Some recognize the many wonderful contributions to modern life and liberty that America has brought the world.

6. Given the global oligarchy's rush of the world to hell in a hand basket, I suspect you COULD have more important concerns looming much closer in your life than you seem to be aware of. Perhaps researching some of those probabilities would be a better use of your time.


reply posted on 5-6-2009 @ 01:27 PM by nerbot
reply to post by TurkeyBurgers


I personally enjoy speaking a different language sometimes and think a 'one language" world is a silly idea.

Would you still want it if you had to learn Chinese or Spanish or does your idea only apply if it was English....PROPER English, not Americanised.

I know...let's all just go back to grunting. ug!

Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
One of the HUGE roadblocks is in the field of communication. I cannot communicate with 90% of the people on the internet because they do not speak English or I do not peak their language.


Yes you can....Here you go:

Yahoo "Babelfish"




reply posted on 5-6-2009 @ 01:29 PM by System
I believe sign language is the same all over the world. I've always thought it should be taught in schools. That way everyone could communicate wherever they go. Okay, it's not the same as knowing the same language, but it would certainly help things. Also deaf people would appreciate it.

As for learning the same language, I believe Panglish is starting to take off. I've heard of this a few times over the past year.

This is a quote from a quote I found on another forum. But you get the idea.



A new global tongue called "Panglish" is expected to take over in the decades ahead, experts say.
Linguists say the language of Shakespeare and Dickens is evolving into a new, simplified form of English which will be spoken by billions of people around the world.

The changes are not being driven by Britons, Americans or Australians, but the growing number of people who speak English as a second language, New Scientist reports.

According to linguists, Panglish will be similar to the versions of English used by non-native speakers. As the new language takes over, "the" will become "ze", "friend" will be "frien" and the phrase "he talks" will become "he talk".

By 2010 around two billion people - or a third of the world's population - will speak English as a second language. In contrast, just 350 million people will speak it as a first language.

Most interactions in English now take place between non-English speakers, according to Dr Jurgen Beneke of the University of Hildesheim, Germany.


reply posted on 5-6-2009 @ 01:34 PM by Eitimzevinten
reply to post by System


I embrace that idea because I've always felt that english should be taught how russian native speakers learned to speak it. Something about it just sounds awesome. It makes sense though, thats generally how all languages evolved: A group of people learning an existing one and then changing it little by little. English would be the new latin in this case.


reply posted on 5-6-2009 @ 06:34 PM by inorbit222
reply to post by shanerz


THIS.

I'm surprised at the level of enthusiasm for this idea--having one universal language. We've already got music and math to help bridge the gap. While not an expert on linguistics, I'm inclined to believe that we are indeed moving in the direction of a more universal language through globalization and technology. To me it seems that homogonization of languages would--while breaking down cultural barriers and facilitating communication--lend itself to the creation of a one-state world. Cultures express their uniqueness through idiomatic expressions in their native tongue, and to lose that would be a tragedy. If you want to communicate with other cultures, get off your lazy butt and learn another language or two.


reply posted on 6-6-2009 @ 12:52 AM by shanerz
reply to post by inorbit222


Right, language plays a huge role in cultural recurrance. Sure, you could adapt your culture to fit into another learned language's set of rules, but that act alone diminishes a culture's perseverence.

Learning more languages actually affects cognitive functions in a positive way. Kids who learned second languages, on average, scored higher on IQ tests. Why? They have an increased understanding of words and sentence structure and how they are used to describe situations. Thus, they can define, in more than one way, said situations. They have a wider learning base with which to connect the dots to.

And yes, I agree with a lot of people's sentiments that IQ isn't a killer of the stupid, but IQ tests really do examine basic functions of the brain. Mostly, they show how you can take basic concepts of math, languistics, science, etc. and apply these concepts to scenarios specifically related to their respective concepts, or on mulitple concepts in combination. In other words, increased IQ doesn't mean you're smart, it means you have an increased propensity to connect the dots to concepts you already understand = learn.

And this, according to studies on the phenomena, is just the tip of the glacier.


I can't wait for the day when people embrace the fact that they are so very different from everyone else... when we just learn to love people for who they are, rather than who they ought to be. Much more ignorant a concept than racism.

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