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It would be nice if there was a universal language (or universal secondary language) that everyone knew ... but it won't be Klingon. :) -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Nov 19 '09, 10:57

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It'll be that mix of English and Mandarin that they speak on Firefly. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:58 7
- FIREFLY!! worst decision ever to cancel that show. -- nm - fedup Nov 19, 11:00 6
  - You are smart. -- nm - ST Nov 19, 11:01
  - dude - way to almost be universally accepted by this tribe ^5 -- nm - JenBro Nov 19, 11:01 4
    - what else do i need to do? lol. -- nm - fedup Nov 19, 11:03 3
      - BBJ's mom. (nm) - musubi Nov 19, 11:06
      - be Switzerland until you get the lay of the land - ie. stay neutral in case of war - doesn't happen often though :) -- nm - JenBro Nov 19, 11:05 1
        
        thanks for the advice! :) -- nm - fedup Nov 19, 11:08
Windows. -- nm - Shaun Nov 19, 10:58
hi! I already exist. -- nm - English Nov 19, 10:58 15
- actually, more people speak Mandarin - zork Nov 19, 10:59 14
  - if we all had to speak Mandarin, I might end it all right now. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 11:02
  - FYI, in Hong Kong, we were taught English as 2nd language not Manarin -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 19, 11:02
  - but english is more unifying. more countries teach english in schools in addition to their native languages. -- nm - fedup Nov 19, 11:01 4
    - if more people speak mandarin, it makes more sense for the rest of us to learn that. - Elf Andie Nov 19, 11:02 3
      - but their government by and large doesn't allow them to communicate with outsiders anyway -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 11:03
      - I would think it would be more important about the vastness of the spread of the language -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 11:02
      - well, it's not so much about numbers as where those people are. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 11:02
  - in a couple countries. English is worldwife prtty much. -- nm - Beaker Nov 19, 11:00 1
    - and becoming more so all the time thanks to the Internet. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 11:02
  - English is by far the most common second language. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 11:00 4
    - movies, music, games and application :) - Danedukenuuk Nov 19, 11:02
    - you stole my IM! -- nm - zork Nov 19, 11:01 2
      - I added "by far" -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 11:01 1
        
        *rolls eyes* -- nm - zork Nov 19, 11:03
Esperanto -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 10:58

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