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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: English a Global Language #20231 02/27/01 04:39 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Although I'd agree with the general principle, I think two weeks is cutting it rather short. Who's going to learn a whole new writing system for a two-week stay in, for example, Thailand or Korea, let alone Japan or China? Please and thank-you and greetings would be enough, I think, although not all languages are as obsessed about please and thank you as English is. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted English a Global Language patbieber 02/26/01 07:52 PM Re: English a Global Language Bingley 02/27/01 04:39 AM Re: English a Global Language David Gjerdrum 02/27/01 06:57 PM Re: English a Global Language wwh 02/27/01 08:26 PM Re: English a Global Language belligerentyouth 03/01/01 12:29 PM Re: English a Global Language Shoshannah 03/01/01 01:53 PM Re: English a Global Language wwh 03/01/01 05:40 PM Re: English a Global Language Shoshannah 03/01/01 05:58 PM Re: English a Global Language Max Quordlepleen 03/01/01 08:36 PM Re: English a Global Language wwh 03/01/01 10:19 PM Re: English a Global Language AnnaStrophic 03/01/01 10:20 PM Re: English a Global Language BraveLad 03/30/05 07:53 AM Re: English a Global Language maverick 03/30/05 10:28 AM Re: English a Global Language BraveLad 04/05/05 08:14 PM Re: posts AnnaStrophic 04/05/05 09:01 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,345 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 889 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,547 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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