Like, uh, proper English, you know?
And I’ll drink to this.....at the bubbler*.
But just as many minority languages are dying out, the languages that dominate the globe, such as Chinese, English and Spanish, are becoming increasingly varied and complex, says David Lightfoot, a language researcher at Georgetown University. And new languages may even spring up. For example, new versions of Chinese are likely to emerge that cannot be understood by some other Chinese speakers.
*Bubbler: n., Wisconsin-English for drinking fountain.
Monday, February 16, 2004
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