Organic Medicine Posted May 19, 2014 Group: Junior Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 69 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/03/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) In addition to being the international business language, English is the Mandated International Language of Aviation, probably in homage to the Wright Brothers being "first in flight".Prior to the Enlightenment, English -- a Teutonic language -- was very French, but then it was flooded with Latin and Greek root words for scientific terms.,Yes ,there are at least 3,000 thousand words from the French language ,spelt in the same way but pronounced differently.Language has often been forced on people by the conquerers,as in the Norman invasion,but is so important to peoples identity ,that oldlanguages can be resuscitated as in France where Briton,Basque,and Occitan are being taught again in the areas concerned.French too was a colonial language forced on smaller cultures.Corse, is another (Corsica) culture where violence against French rule still continues. Edited May 19, 2014 by Organic Medicine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviawang Posted May 24, 2014 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 153 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 24, 2014 1-GOD bless America 2-it is easy to learn But i must say,to me ,english is too difficult to learn,10years' learning in school and 10years' studying Christianity in english,i still can not totally say what i want to say in english,too tired,some guys can speak several foreign languages,are they Aliens？ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted May 24, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,228 Content Per Day: 3.33 Reputation: 16,649 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted May 24, 2014 I think we will communicate with some kind of thought transference, and without need of language. I prayed that way one time when I was sure I was about to be killed in an auto accident. It happened much too fast for words. Perhaps it was with the help of the Holy Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted May 24, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,061 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 27,808 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted May 24, 2014 Well I just had a thought..... considering what our government is coming to and the shape of a lot of the world are we sure it's God that's pushing the English language or the other side..... they really have been trying to bring back a one world government since the days of Nimrod when God broke up his playhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coheir Posted May 26, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,458 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 729 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/09/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/31/1950 Share Posted May 26, 2014 That is a good question.Why English I guess I could speculate but I will not do that.I would love to know another language and be bilinqual but I am not. bopeep surely you learned pig latin as a child, could that be considered a 2nd language? {joking} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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