Mark, nonhuman. You managed to make a thread about a flippin world language in to a political discussion....I believe the Americans say: oh my God!
I would love for Chinese to be the world language actually. Haha, I can see George Bush and his buds now. "I ain't gonna be learning that red commie inferior language! Where the hell is China anyway!?"
Or am I misinterpreting?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes; you're taking those five words out of context.
Let me break down my post for you:
- Because the communist regime won't last
- and because it has such enormous potential
- one should not think
- that China will fail to be a powerhouse
- simply because of its current government.
...with consequences for English as the dominant language of commerce, etc...
[quote]Originally posted by macoracle:
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Mark, nonhuman. You managed to make a thread about a flippin world language in to a political discussion....I believe the Americans say: oh my God!</strong><hr></blockquote>
<strong>I don't think we need a universal language. What we need is a Universal Translator, a la Star Trek.
It translates any language to any other language, and it is completely transparent. This means that if a Chinese person is talking to an American person, the Americanperson will sound Chinese to the Chinese person, and the Chinese person will sound American to the American person.
Whaddya think?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, and somehow the translators make the lips sync with the English translation, too. Space-time distortion? I think not...
Yeah, and somehow the translators make the lips sync with the English translation, too. Space-time distortion? I think not...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, the lips non't have to sync with the english translation.
Although if you want them to, just use a Mobile Emitter.
<strong>Mark, nonhuman. You managed to make a thread about a flippin world language in to a political discussion....I believe the Americans say: oh my God!
I would love for Chinese to be the world language actually. Haha, I can see George Bush and his buds now. "I ain't gonna be learning that red commie inferior language! Where the hell is China anyway!?" </strong><hr></blockquote>
Spoken like a true irishman. Or should I say, spoken like a bastard son of a bitch who doesn't know what the **** he's talking about.
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I would love for Chinese to be the world language actually. Haha, I can see George Bush and his buds now. "I ain't gonna be learning that red commie inferior language! Where the hell is China anyway!?"
<strong>I believe the Americans say: oh my God!</strong><hr></blockquote>
What would you say? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
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What would you say?
We would say f*ck off but in Ireland that is not as much an offensive remark as in your country.
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Or am I misinterpreting?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes; you're taking those five words out of context.
Let me break down my post for you:
- Because the communist regime won't last
- and because it has such enormous potential
- one should not think
- that China will fail to be a powerhouse
- simply because of its current government.
...with consequences for English as the dominant language of commerce, etc...
[quote]Originally posted by macoracle:
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Mark, nonhuman. You managed to make a thread about a flippin world language in to a political discussion....I believe the Americans say: oh my God!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hmm. I hope you're being sarcastic.
Cheers,
Mark.
Swahili
Esperanto
Spanglish
or
XML (how do you pronounce <b>?)
<strong>One word - Newspeak.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Let's hope not!!! :eek:
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XML (how do you pronounce <b>?)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Lets see...You could say:
"open bracket-bee-close bracket"
"Tag B"
"The B Tag"
"Less Than-Bee-Greater Than"
"Thingie-Bee-Thingie"
"Bold Tag" {Unlikely b/c <B> has no significange in XML without a DTD}
"B Tag"
"That thingie with the B in it"
Anyone have another way to say it?
<strong>One word - Newspeak.</strong><hr></blockquote>
That is an doubleplusungood idea.
<strong>Anyone have another way to say it?</strong><hr></blockquote>
How bout:
"enclosed-b"
"dealified-b"
"b-in-a-box" (or would that be [b]?)
<strong>I don't think we need a universal language. What we need is a Universal Translator, a la Star Trek.
It translates any language to any other language, and it is completely transparent. This means that if a Chinese person is talking to an American person, the Americanperson will sound Chinese to the Chinese person, and the Chinese person will sound American to the American person.
Whaddya think?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, and somehow the translators make the lips sync with the English translation, too. Space-time distortion? I think not...
<strong>Yeah, Newspeak plusgood!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Is Yeah a word in NewSpeak?
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Yeah, and somehow the translators make the lips sync with the English translation, too. Space-time distortion? I think not...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, the lips non't have to sync with the english translation.
Although if you want them to, just use a Mobile Emitter.
<strong>Mark, nonhuman. You managed to make a thread about a flippin world language in to a political discussion....I believe the Americans say: oh my God!
I would love for Chinese to be the world language actually. Haha, I can see George Bush and his buds now. "I ain't gonna be learning that red commie inferior language! Where the hell is China anyway!?"
Spoken like a true irishman. Or should I say, spoken like a bastard son of a bitch who doesn't know what the **** he's talking about.