ferret
05-11-2004, 11:04 AM
This debate is a continuation of a debate from FCS. The original thread is located here:
http://www.frankensteincs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3400
The original thread post:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3683825.stm
On one hand... I have to realize that we're in an English dominated world, and it's the world's language when it comes to business and technology (well internet-wise at least). But how much of the world's population doesn't speak english?
From the CIA World Factbook:
"Chinese, Mandarin 14.37%, Hindi 6.02%, English 5.61%, Spanish 5.59%, Bengali 3.4%, Portuguese 2.63%, Russian 2.75%, Japanese 2.06%, German, Standard 1.64%, Korean 1.28%, French 1.27% (2000 est.)"
Come on... It's the 3rd most spoken language... and near a THIRD of the language which is "accodating" it... I find it very disappointing that Taiwan's changing the visual look and beauty of their writing by accomodating (maybe unavoidable) English characters.
http://www.google.com/search?q=internet+chinese+dominant+language
What's to happen in 25 years or so when the majority of the world's connected population is speaking Chinese... does anybody think we'd change our written law to accomodate top to down, right to left writing? I seriously doubt it.
Anybody wanna start it off?
http://www.frankensteincs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3400
The original thread post:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3683825.stm
On one hand... I have to realize that we're in an English dominated world, and it's the world's language when it comes to business and technology (well internet-wise at least). But how much of the world's population doesn't speak english?
From the CIA World Factbook:
"Chinese, Mandarin 14.37%, Hindi 6.02%, English 5.61%, Spanish 5.59%, Bengali 3.4%, Portuguese 2.63%, Russian 2.75%, Japanese 2.06%, German, Standard 1.64%, Korean 1.28%, French 1.27% (2000 est.)"
Come on... It's the 3rd most spoken language... and near a THIRD of the language which is "accodating" it... I find it very disappointing that Taiwan's changing the visual look and beauty of their writing by accomodating (maybe unavoidable) English characters.
http://www.google.com/search?q=internet+chinese+dominant+language
What's to happen in 25 years or so when the majority of the world's connected population is speaking Chinese... does anybody think we'd change our written law to accomodate top to down, right to left writing? I seriously doubt it.
Anybody wanna start it off?