Imagine there are no languages...

[Lea Verou]

What do you think about the idea of a universal language? Can you imagine what it would be like if all the people in the world spoke the same language? Would you like something like that to happen? Do you think it will ever happen? Which language do you think will be "picked"?

I also have this thread in my forum, but I would like to hear opinions from people all over the world and this is the only international board I write often.
Most greeks btw are againist it, especially the younger ones..

I think it will be one of the best moves humanity could ever make. It would solve some great problems that now exist. Can you imagine being able to understand everyone as good as you understand people from your country? It would be awsome! I also believe that if a language was to be picked it would most likely be english. Alternatively spanish or chinese. I think it will happen sometime, even if it will be in 10.000 years

i'm native french speaking, but use english all the time for work... i'm also fluent in some other languages like PHP,.

i'm waiting for the StarTrek movement to become reality... one language, one people, one effort to follow the Prime Directive...

[Allan]

i'm french user of vBulletin, but your idea of universal language is good.
But not practicable to my opinion

[Lea Verou]

It's good that french people so far like the idea! I thought that french people would never like something like that

[Allan]

Originally Posted by Michelle

It's good that french people so far like the idea! I thought that french people would never like something like that

There is much apprehension on French User, it is a pity

[Lea Verou]

No apprehension
Just rumors

by experience, French people are arch to be forced to be assimilated, like anybody else...

the point is that an universal language would not be forced to be english... btw, english is based on many languages, as english was built from conquers and parts of the words in english are no longer from the original source of english, but taken from all the other languages... we can count more than 500 usual words in english that are french... same for any other language btw...

the only problem we have with a single universal language is not the difference of speakings on the europe and americas... but the Asian part... half of the planet talk chinese, and they don't even try to learn english or change their language so it is easier to understand... we face a two languages-universal situation... like ISO and UTF.. lol

[Lea Verou]

Even a two languages-universal situation would be a good step as most people don't find it too hard to learn another language

[Lizard King]

That is also one of my dreams but it is pratically too hard to do. Language also representes countries culture. Because of this it will be pratically so hard to do.

I think music is the major key for this dream. For example in Eoruvision lots of countries are attending with English songs. Sertap Erener won Eurovsion with an English song. Even before the contest began lots of people in Turkey was complaining about why the song is in English. But even people who doesn't know any foreign language listen music and they try to sing

By the way i liked this thread and if you don't mind i want to open a similar thread at my board.

a universal language is not complicated to apply... 2 generations and that's it... in 50 years everybody speak klingon...