Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC830713); site klipper.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!mcvax!vu44!botter!klipper!biep From: biep@klipper.UUCP (J. A. "Biep" Durieux) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Official Language Of USA Message-ID: <433@klipper.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 12:17:00 EST Article-I.D.: klipper.433 Posted: Fri Mar 8 12:17:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 05:36:50 EST References: <168@nybcb.UUCP> <411@ssc-vax.UUCP> <682@ccice5.UUCP> <360@ccice6.UUCP> <692@ccice5.UUCP> Followup-To: /dev/null Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam Lines: 22 In article <692@ccice5.UUCP> rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) writes: >> If language is such a barrier to commerce and travel, how does Quebec >> survive as a part of Canada? How do the many members of the Common Market >> successfully communicate? How did I get my Toyota? >In answer to your three questions: > >1. Not very well [:-/-)] >2. In a COMMON language >3. Bought it? [:-)] About the second question/answer: The Common Market doesn't have a common language, and communication is one of its hardest problems. During a debate 7*6=42 simultaneous trans- lations have to take place, and imagine what happens if Spain and Portugal enter... -- Biep. {seismo|decvax|philabs}!mcvax!vu44!botter!klipper!biep Hi, NSA, you read this, since I say KGB, El Salvador, DES decryption and CIA.