tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33445632.post850658609974590982..comments2024-01-20T11:56:48.682+01:00Comments on WindRose Hotel: Switching to EnglishS.R. Piccolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15622464895435470724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33445632.post-25747701525492599832012-06-03T20:05:58.724+02:002012-06-03T20:05:58.724+02:00I see what you mean, and, to some extent, I agree ...I see what you mean, and, to some extent, I agree with you. Yet I’d say, first of all, that what is at stake here are technical and scientific studies, not the <i>humanae litterae.</i><br /><br />That being said, however, there’s another perspective from which to consider this issue: simply changing to English does not mean you’re actually using good English, which in turn must make us consider the effect all the non-native speakers are having and will continue to have on English. In this sense the article’s comparison to Latin is striking—should we expect a stylistically decrepit and syntactically irregular written and academic English to become the only English in the next century?<br /><br />As a result, perhaps the outcome of the whole thing might turn out to be (paradoxically) more a loss for the native English speaking than for the non-native English speakers, who in turn will certainly enjoy the advantages of their being “almost” bilingual.S.R. Piccolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622464895435470724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33445632.post-38164474415110917422012-06-03T10:29:11.214+02:002012-06-03T10:29:11.214+02:00It would certainly suit someone like me who has no...It would certainly suit someone like me who has not got a flair for languages, but is it suitable for their own people. Why should Italians in Italy speak English?<br /><br />My French is terrible, but I do feel that living here that I have to try and make the effort. I chose to live in France so I must try and speak French. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com