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In 1000 years, do you think we'll all be speaking the same language globally?
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With so many languages dying...
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Possibly, assuming our species is still around and dominate. However, I'd say odds are better that there'll be a handful of dominate languages.
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I've actually thought about things like this. I think that in a hundred years, we'll be down to a handful of dominant business languages, and the other current languages will mostly be reduced to regional informal dialects. In a thousand years, we'll be down to one language with slight variations of it within different continents.
I remember, as an undergrad, professors and students talking about globalism as an ideal, especially in business and marketing disciplines...but I've seen enough to know that it's far from an ideal. It erodes unique cultures and sense of place. It depresses me that I can eat at an Outback Steakhouse (an Australian-themed US-based chain restaurant) about 10 blocks from where I live in Bangkok. The world is becoming smaller, but in doing so, it's squeezing out the details that make different places around the world special.
This trend continues, and will continue, which is depressing.
I remember, as an undergrad, professors and students talking about globalism as an ideal, especially in business and marketing disciplines...but I've seen enough to know that it's far from an ideal. It erodes unique cultures and sense of place. It depresses me that I can eat at an Outback Steakhouse (an Australian-themed US-based chain restaurant) about 10 blocks from where I live in Bangkok. The world is becoming smaller, but in doing so, it's squeezing out the details that make different places around the world special.
This trend continues, and will continue, which is depressing.
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Any chance for getting a mimosa with that?
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I wonder if the civilizations (providing any remain) of the future of this planet will be able to look back 1000 years and understand anything that's been spoken or documented, over the last 100 years - anywhere on this planet.
There are several languages - older than 2000 years, which we argue over their meanings even today.
There are several languages - older than 2000 years, which we argue over their meanings even today.
The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.
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I remember, as an undergrad, professors and students talking about globalism as an ideal, especially in business and marketing disciplines...but I've seen enough to know that it's far from an ideal. It erodes unique cultures and sense of place. It depresses me that I can eat at an Outback Steakhouse (an Australian-themed US-based chain restaurant) about 10 blocks from where I live in Bangkok. The world is becoming smaller, but in doing so, it's squeezing out the details that make different places around the world special.
This trend continues, and will continue, which is depressing.
I agree.
I'm not so sure about the one language though. Chinese, Spanish, English will probably still be the main languages, but others like Welsh will probably be gone. I can't ever see the Japanese learning Spanish, or the English learning Chinese en masse.
I am still amazed the Euro was passed. A country's currency is a unique identifier. I'm glad the UK decided to knock it back.
I kinda don't think there ever would be just one language I mean if you take China for example thier language alone look at how many variations of it there are alone. Do you really think it's possible for just one language to dominate the planet? I have a hunch that if it would be possible there will always be a small percentage of humans to keep the less popular languages going. I mean how amny people speak Latin today readily yet it is still taugh. Just my two cents for what it's worth.
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Perhaps there will be only one language in 1000 years. A creation of the Spoken word with Dialects. Yes, I think that may be the case.
I only hope/wish that with whatever language evolves, the Uni-Language people will spell correctly and use punctuations appropriately - so the reader understands what was the true intention of the written word was instead of misunderstanding the context. As someone who writes in my career and enjoys more casual writing, I cringe with shortcut txtng-words and incorrect spelling.
Uni-Language - has a ring to it!
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I only hope/wish that with whatever language evolves, the Uni-Language people will spell correctly and use punctuations appropriately - so the reader understands what was the true intention of the written word was instead of misunderstanding the context. As someone who writes in my career and enjoys more casual writing, I cringe with shortcut txtng-words and incorrect spelling.
Uni-Language - has a ring to it!
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In 1000 years, do you think we'll all be speaking the same language globally?
I voted Eggs Benedict because I truly have no way of making a prediction. This is a very interesting question, my guess is you could write books of the answer.
I think one language will dominate in a thousand years if and only if one political state exists and if that state is willing to use violence to enforce its will. Conflict will most likely determine the shape and design of a single political state. The language would be either Chinese, English or Arabic. There is an outside chance there could be another dominate language like Hindi or Spanish.
I really don't know. On the one hand, there have been such big advances in transportation and communication that it would seem plausible over a thousand years. On the other hand, trends come and go and there is always pride in one's culture, which might keep the dialects separate.
Perhaps there will be a global language but also your family's dialect, for each person.
Perhaps there will be a global language but also your family's dialect, for each person.
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Here's hoping that the only language left in 1,000 years is the language of LOVE.
Haven't you guys ever watched Flash Gordon? Even Emperor Ming spoke English.
Haven't you guys ever watched Flash Gordon? Even Emperor Ming spoke English.
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"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience?" - George Bernard Shaw
I only hope/wish that with whatever language evolves, the Uni-Language people will spell correctly and use punctuations appropriately - so the reader understands what was the true intention of the written word was instead of misunderstanding the context. As someone who writes in my career and enjoys more casual writing, I cringe with shortcut txtng-words and incorrect spelling.
I couldn't agree more with you on this.