chaosmachine Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 nice ted embed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thanksomuch Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i want to speak perfect engrish too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 damn commies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 he was a bit of an evangelist ... lets hope he's right in the long run though ... for lazy english speakers like me at least ;-p ... still though as tech evolves and intergrates with and alters the human body ... we will be able to speak many languages easily and it will be fun ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Ok this guy's just pointed out english is the archetypal lingua-franca. Woaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i'm torn about this issue. one, i like the idea of an universal language that could bring closer the worlds people, but i don't want it to be at the expense of other languages. all the different languages are a richness on this diverse world and can explain the reality around us in so many ways, it would be a shame to lose that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 you haven't got anything to worry about azatoth ... it will be popular to learn obscure languages ... one day ... it'll be huge .. parents will tear their hair out over this .. "What the hell are they saying !!!!" .. it'll be yet another block for communication between the generations .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i wron't gerit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blicero Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 mind unblown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklin Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 terribly boring chaos, what's the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pennywise Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i thought we'd all have to learn chinese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Super lurker ultra V12 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 ideas worth spreading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOCfan Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 It's a desperate shame the way that the world is becoming more homogenised. On a side note, I like the music that opens that talk. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hautlle Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Isn't anyone else worried that God will be angry about this?? Remember the bible here folks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Isn't anyone else worried that God will be angry about this?? Remember the bible here folks lol beat me to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 what kind of bullshit was that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 So China is no longer populated by the chinese, they're all English, wicked. Will they be on our side? I mean they can't just nick our language then not fight for us right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDGEY Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Now if we could only get the Americans to start speaking english! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Ok this guy's just pointed out english is the archetypal lingua-franca. Woaw. mind unblown what kind of bullshit was that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Don't worry dudes. They're learning English as Second Language. Native tongues will be around for as long as humans. Also, keep in mind they're mostly learning English so they can pass that test to get into a good university. It's the same in Korea (just fewer people and they don't learn it in retarded ways like screaming in a stadium). As an aside, if you're a recent uni graduate and you want to go to Asia, teaching ESL in China is a decent way to do it. Oh yeah and that was a TED talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 they want everyone to know the same language so that they can send out a worldwide message that can be understood by everyone. as long as everyone hears the same story, nobody will be able to dispute it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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