@WSJ I interviewed the world's last speaker of the Wichita language to write about this fascinating topic:https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/12052.18.168.0/world/the-incredible-shrinking-planet …
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@WSJ I hate being forced to speak someone else's language but we may have no choice in 2115Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rebekahabrown@WSJ The real question is will Midvalley-ese survive Mak. Not to worry for you, though, being fluent in both.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Is this supposed to be a bad thing? Means more people can more easily communicate with others.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ And by 2200, the whole world will be speaking Chinglish.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ will English be eliminated?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ: By 2115, it’s possible that only about 600 languages will be left on the planet as opposed to today’s 6,000. http://on.wsj.com/13Nfa1k ”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ in reality, anything is possible. It's possible we have 5,999 languages. It's also possible we have 400. Purely speculative.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wsj - and for the record “English was the unwritten tongue of Iron Age tribes in Denmark” http://on.wsj.com/13Nfa1kThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ the less various languages the easier to communicate world widely, could turn out productiveThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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so sad! “
@WSJ By 2115, it’s possible that only abt 600 languages will be left on the as opposed to today’s 6,000. http://on.wsj.com/13Nfa1k "Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ the language with all kinds of expressions and feelings will dominate the world. And that should be compatible with technology.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Makes sense. Technology making the world smaller. Communication and understanding essential in this environment.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Smaller vocabularies and streamlined grammar - pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simple ! It's been happening for years.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Unfortunately, not many, if any, of the 600 languages that may survive, will be African. Indeed, power is not the same as leadership! -
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@victornwokocha@WSJ Fok! :)
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