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#140446 03/13/05 09:16 PM
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Whilst English marches ever outwards, the margins are (as ever) creatives spaces. In some parts of the world the fusions blur like sotong...

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There was a time when anyone pretending to literacy, culture or class spoke French, or at least tried to. I have heard that since the largest "emerging market" is in South America that many European and Asian companies and schools are pushing Spanish as the second language of choice. But that was several years ago so who knows where we'll go next.
Most young Europeans I have talked to consider polylingualism as reasonable if not expected for anyone in business.



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> expected for anyone in business

Certainly helps in the pet trade.


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There was a time when anyone interested in a career in diplomacy was advised to learn French. I wonder how long it has been since that was good advice.


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Voulez-vous un craquelin?


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Voulez-vous un craquelin?

No, thanks. I gave up craquelins for Lent.



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Ok--but did your Polly?


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but did your Polly?

No, she just crackered up.


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Speaking of which:


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