A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the English language by 2120

Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by Spearchucker on Friday December 29, 2017 @06:36AM (#16028964)

Let's see how this turns out over the next decade or so. Both the US and the UK have and are slowly withdrawing from the world stage, making English less and less important. Without the UK in the EU, for example, why would English need to remain the common language when German is the most spoken language in Europe?

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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by aquadrop on Friday December 29, 2017 @10:35AM (#16029924)

Most spoken first language. But much more people can speak English overall. When people from Greece, Sweden, Estonia, Slovenia meet, they will most probably could speak English as common language, not German. Let's all stick to one global language, it would be so much easier for everyone...

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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by SirFatty on Friday December 29, 2017 @10:37AM (#16029936)

"Both the US and the UK have and are slowly withdrawing from the world stage..."

What a crock...

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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by Spearchucker on Friday December 29, 2017 @05:34PM (#16032497)

Leaving the EU isn't a withdrawal? Can you elaborate a little more eloquently?

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