wtsdv wrote:
>> Are you even aware of the fact that people use other languages
>> than English on the Internet, or is that fact censored away from
>> you on your continent?
>
> Of course we're aware, but does an island disprove the
> wetness of the sea, Peter?
>
> David
Au, au au... or better said, he he he?
Everyone which is using the IRC knows there are channels where just the
national languages are used. Every one who will make a search about
domains which ends in .de, .fr, .ro, .rs, .hu, etc will see there are
information in the languages of these countries. This is not an island ,
but it seems it is the sea. And even on internet, the "par excellence"
medium of English. I wish we can live 500 years more. You will see
David, if there is no nuclear big-bang the people use even in 500 years
their languages.
Just for fun. In the period of 1848 there has been a big stream of
French loans in Rom. The "elite" used just French for making a
difference between themselves and the "cowers", the folk of
JohnNormalPerson. Through this aspect, the language got _in the elevated
medium_ a lot of neologisms, became more rich, became "European" etc..
And today? Today, JohnNormalPerson speaks exactly as in the letter of
Neacsu if not in even in the same way as he spoke 2000 years ago.
P.S.: the letter of Neacsu is dated from 1521.
Alex