Canuckistan

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Interesting Alphabear... yeah, I pretty much agree with you there. There are some places in Europe I could see myself living as well, but besides the US (which I'd be crazy to leave), Canada is a decent option... all communistic tendencies aside :wink:

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Meh, Canucks piss me off. Especially Quebec. SPEAK ENGLISH!

[WhOIsInTeResTed InMyNaMe? 0]

Meh, Canucks piss me off. Especially Quebec. SPEAK ENGLISH!

Learn FRENCH! (not all people must learn english)

[Alphabear 11]

Yeah i want to learn french. i did have french classes once, just never did very well.

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Learn FRENCH! (not all people must learn english)

Yes they do. English is quickly becoming the language of the world.

[WhOIsInTeResTed InMyNaMe? 0]

and what do you get if you learn the language of the world ? :?

PS: people in Quebec are still alive, its not a miracle! :wink:

[Luk3us 63]

Yes they do. English is quickly becoming the language of the world.

 

In the business world. Not necassarily the world though, depending on where you are...

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Business drives everything. English is also considered the universal language of science. But seriously- can you name a single other language that could even come close to being considered universal? Just about every major world leader speaks English. It's a remarkable thing.

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English is also considered the universal language of science.

 

Actually, that's Latin :wink:

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Wrong. It's English.

 

You're confused- many scientific naming conventions are based in Latin, but science's language has been English for hundreds of years. Do you really think that Latin- a dead language- is often used to communicate new ideas and theories? :lol:

[Renegangsta 0]

Wrong. It's English.

 

You're confused- many scientific naming conventions are based in Latin, but science's language has been English for hundreds of years. Do you really think that Latin- a dead language- is often used to communicate new ideas and theories? :lol:

si amigo. thats all i know, but why not what about all latin-greek names for animals and everything else!

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Wrong. It's English.

 

You're confused- many scientific naming conventions are based in Latin, but science's language has been English for hundreds of years. Do you really think that Latin- a dead language- is often used to communicate new ideas and theories? :lol:

 

Shut up, you.

 

Lots of scientists and engineers use German as well.

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Lots of scientists and engineers ARE German :wink:

 

English is still the standard for international communication.

[TheBlackOut 7]

Meh, Canucks piss me off. Especially Quebec. SPEAK ENGLISH!

 

Haha! That made me laugh sooooo hard.

 

Learn FRENCH! (not all people must learn english)

Yes they do. English is quickly becoming thelanguage of the world.

 

And its INCREDIBLE thats its not our official national language yet. :|

[Alphabear 11]

actually french has always been considered the international language of business. its also the official language of more nations than english. Mandarin is the most spoken language worldwide though

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And its INCREDIBLE thats its not our official national language yet. :|

It's amazing, isn't it? :roll:

 

actually french has always been considered the international language of business.

Always? Who told you that? If so, then why is it that nearly ALL international business is done in English?

 

its also the official language of more nations than english. Mandarin is the most spoken language worldwide though

It's the official language of more countries? That's kind of a pointless statistic. Also, of COURSE Mandarin is spoken more than any other language- there are well over a billion Chinese!

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12 Most spoken languages

 

• Mandarin

[*]English

[*]Hindi

[*]Spanish

[*]Arabic

[*]Russian

[*]Bengali

[*]Malay, Indonesian

[*]French

[*]Japanese

[*]German

 

Source: The 30 Most Spoken Languages in the World

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...which makes it all the more remarkable that English is the standard for international communication/science/business/etc.

[Alphabear 11]

actually french has always been considered the international language of business.

Always? Who told you that? If so, then why is it that nearly ALL international business is done in English?

 

if i can find the link again i will post it. but yes business has been slowly changing over from french to english. i remember at some internation bisiness conference (not sure of its exact name, will tell you when i find the link) one of the speekers was talking about how the internation business language is basicly becoming english. When he said this Jacques Chirac got up and left

[WhOIsInTeResTed InMyNaMe? 0]

12 Most spoken languages

 

• Mandarin

[*]English

[*]Hindi

[*]Spanish ......... no tan lejos

[*]Arabic

[*]Russian

[*]Bengali

[*]Malay, Indonesian

[*]French

[*]Japanese

[*]German

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if i can find the link again i will post it. but yes business has been slowly changing over from french to english. i remember at some internation bisiness conference (not sure of its exact name, will tell you when i find the link) one of the speekers was talking about how the internation business language is basicly becoming english. When he said this Jacques Chirac got up and left

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, you're right about that. It has historically been French, but as of now, it's absolutely English. Some folks are just a little slow in realising the change (like Chirac, apparently :lol:).

[Doctor Destiny 41]

**** the French.

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Haha, yes indeed

[Cygnus X-1 12]

French is the official language of diplomacy. Hence why the Olypmic broadcasts were in English (pwn) French, and the native language of the host country.

 

**** the French. Razz

 

win /

[F15pilotX 4]

Hey, I'm back from Kentucky as of yesterday. Talk about weird 'uns.

 

Speaking of Canucks, I have neighbors who are from Canada.

And I'm back from a 4 day vacation at the lake and 1 week at the beach

 

And its INCREDIBLE thats it's [English] not our official national language yet.

we need to make it so quick before the all the illegal immigrants from Mexico overrun the country :lol: