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Subject: History of Language
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Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 16:11:07 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 10 16:11:07 1984
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How much longer will English be the dominant language in America?










Samples of conversation heard on the street:

   
   300 A.D. -- "Sheeit, muvva, git yoh ass ow mah faez! Kinyu diggitt?"

  1300 A.D. -- "Blimey, Oiy sez, oiy sez getcher bloomin arse awff me."

  1650 A.D. -- "Romeo, Romeo, wherfore art thou, Romeo?"
               (sound of toilet flushing offstage)
               "Sweet Juliet, sweet and kindly Juliet,
               tis the call of nature didst come uponst me
               and made me beg thy leave."

  1812 A.D. -- "O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming."

  1903 A.D. -- "Eckscoosamente, Ima so a-sorry. Ees-a my fault-a.
               Ima just-a offa d'boat anda I needa to-a take-a dis-a beeg-a
               sheet-a."

  1922 A.D. -- "Whoo, whoo and boop-boop-bee-doop, kiddo. 23 skiddoo and
               hotcha baby."

  1943 A.D. -- "Banzai! Die you Amelleekan smelly dog! Aiee-yahh!"

  1968 A.D. -- "Well, like uh, like y'know whad I mean? Like, uh, get yer
               fuggin ass the hell outta here!"

  1977 A.D. -- "Ooh, ooh ahh, ahh, stayin' alive, stayin' alive."

  1984 A.D. -- "Sheeit, muvva, git yoh ass ow mah faez! Kinyu diggitt?"

  1985 A.D. -- ?


Comments welcome.


                              Walt H.