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In response to "Has there ever been an instance where English has been replaced by another language?" by loosilu

The fact about this that I find it silly to get worked up about is that languages that are rigid and static die.

Posted by Reagen Apr 8 '11, 10:39

Widespread communication may make it difficult for isolates to form, but this is the history of language. English 300 years from now will be close to unrecognizable to what we speak currently.

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4 realz yo, lol....nm - x Apr 8, 10:43 4
- In one sense, it's the new Cockney Rhyming Slang, but in another, it inhibits communication and it's annoying. - Reagen Apr 8, 10:45 2
  - I don't see it inhibiting. It seems to make texting easier. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 10:52
  - i don't really agree. it mostly just enhances communications within the tribe of the young. freaking out oldsters is just part of the package....nm - x Apr 8, 10:48
- me too. it's evolutoin. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 10:43

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The fact about this that I find it silly to get worked up about is that languages that are rigid and static die.

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