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The First Language

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PeterH Nov 23, 2005 23:03:07

Replying to CianMcLiam

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one I fear. Vive la difference!

Cultures cannot be divorced fom language. Some pseudo folk dancing survives for the tourists, but its never real. The worlds' children are being brainwashed by television, MacDonalds and the Simpsons. They all wear baseball caps, eat greaseburgers and say Doh!

I'm just a romantic old timer and your world will prevail. The Internet will hasten the demise of language soon enough.

c u l8r

CianMcLiam Nov 23, 2005 23:11:33

Replying to PeterH

>>>Cultures cannot be divorced fom language

Oh I dont know about that! Ireland, the UK and the US share what is essentially the very same language, cultures develop seperately even if we all speak the same!

Spaceship mark Nov 25, 2005 01:55:38

Replying to PeterH

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/dictionary.shtml

Have a look at some of the comments at the bottom. I don't know if it's a brave new dawn for english or we're gonna end up in a situation where half of us can't understand the uvver harf...