Re:Estonia is a place for independent minds
by thatfrenchguy on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @05:15PM
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> the EU should adopt English as the main language
No and no, you’ll get an exit from the EU before you can convince people there that the language spoke at home by only 5m EU citizens after Brexit should be an official language.
Re:Estonia is a place for independent minds
by pbalau on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @05:38PM
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But that's exactly the point, if no surviving population gets to speak it's native language as the default, it means nobody gets an advantage simply because they grew up with that language
Re:Estonia is a place for independent minds
by andai on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @06:03PM
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I was thinking the same thing, if English wasn't spoken natively by any EU country, it would be an even better choice. Subtract the rivalry, and keep the utility.
No and no, you’ll get an exit from the EU before you can convince people there that the language spoke at home by only 5m EU citizens after Brexit should be an official language.