Should we Establish a global language?

@andyliuzn (1029)
Guangzhou, China
September 9, 2007 12:46am CST
I wonder why people around the world don't speak the same lanauage, and even people in the same city don't share with the same mother tongue, they don't even could understand each other. I am not sure how the language came out in the beginning, but it should be really good if all the people in the world could use a same language, though they do have their own language as a tradition. Now English has already become an international language since more and more people would use it in the business world. Chinese is also more and more popular as China becomes more & more developed. So all in all, I suppose we should set up a common language for the people around the world so that we could communicate with each other without difficulty:) With best regards, Andy
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
It would make things easier but I guess it wouldn't be an easy thing to stsrt off, I have often thought even all having the same money rate would be good but I gues that is asking the impossible.
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hi Lilaclady & Saivenkaat, Thank you for both of your comments here. Yep, it is really difficult to make this come true. There are always two sides in one coin, I am not sure whether it brings more advantages that disadvantages or not if the world has one language & currency, though it will absolutelly bring people much more convenience here. With best regards, Andy
@kitty1234 (1476)
• United States
10 Sep 07
It would make things easier, if you were to travel! I find myself at times trying to give directions to someone and there are no common words to use. Even if it were only a few words people could share around the world, it would simplify our lives.
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hello Kitty, That's a good instance here that we should share some common words here. Well, when I go travelling abroad, I could just use English to communicate with people in that place, but the point is not all people could speak English:) Wbr,Andy
@edigital (2709)
• United States
9 Sep 07
This is the miracle of our creator. He said in the Quran "I created peopls in many shape and colour and have teached them many languages so that you can recognise each other." We are knowing in the world mostly by our langiage. Say you speak chinese so we call you Chinese people like this. One international language is English but everyone do not have scope to learn it. If we have no own language we had no security or secrecy. As God gave us hunger and pain we do many job and business to earn for eating food and God gave us many profession just for way of earning. So our separate language which you speak and I do not understand is one kind of trics of our creator for maintaining our livelihood. Woo ai ne (what I am offering you, no other languistic people understand it except chinese (you and I...lol)
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Sep 07
Hi Edigital, Thanks for sharing your opionion here. That's really a miracle that we've got hundreds of thousands of languages in the world:) I do think the people who share with the same language would feel relative to each other when they are in a foreigh place. And Sometimes, people could speak with a common language while other might not understand.We even do this in the business world, though it is kind of impolite. It might be true that the different kind of language could sometimes save some one's life:) Thanks for your reply again.Woo Ai Ne.(It is Wo Ai Ni in Chinese Pinyin). Wbr,Andy
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
9 Sep 07
the descendants of Noah disobeyed God. They decided to stay in one place, building a tall tower they hoped would help keep them all together. When the Lord saw their disobedience, He was displeased - as He is with all disobedience - and confused the language of the people so they couldn't understand each other (until this time, they all spoke one language). In this way, the Creator scattered them over all the earth.
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@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Sep 07
Hi Mrs Brian, Yes,I remember this story.Mightbe oneday, when people don't disobey God any more, God will create a same language for hunman being again:) wbr,Andy
@Pompon (1757)
• Poland
9 Sep 07
I think that language is part of our culture so it's obvous we don't want to loose that even if globalisation occurs. It is true that there is auxillary language - Esperanto (it was invented by Pole by the way, I know this because i'm from Poland myself:P) My mother usedto studied it when she was in high school. It's not popular because noone feelsto be bounded with it, like we are with our mother tongues;)
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@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Sep 07
Hi Pompon, Thank you for your comment. Well, I've heard of Esperanto the third time in this topic but is the 1st time that I know it is invented by Pole. It's really a good place in mylot, since I could always learn something here. I don't know whether someone in my country also learns about this language as well, but I haven't up till now. I wonder if I could communicate with people around the world if I have learned it, I mean, I could use this language to communicate with others even though the others might not even heard about it.:) WBR,Andy
• India
9 Sep 07
I thought English was a global language.it is true that people of other cities and states dont understand each other cause they have a different mother tongue.But even today in the business world it is hard to find a job without a good knowledge and understanding of English.if you want to make a global language it has to be agreed that it should be english
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Sep 07
Well, English is without doubt a request for an internation company, and people in business world are mostly using English for daily operation. But it is also true that people might be able to do business better if he/she and his/her customer share with a mother tongue,which is not English:) WBR,Andy
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
11 Sep 07
It is already tried but failed. It is called Esparanto or some such name. Due to diverse nature of culture, religions and artificial barriers, it is better to have a link language which everyone speaks all over the world.
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• Pakistan
10 Sep 07
We are global villagers and we are speaking global language English. English is not my mother tongue nor my National language. But could express myself in English. I do not claim that my English is very good. But I beliv.e that every good has its better and also best at its final point. English is an imporatant language and we can speak it all over the world. So we would call it a global language
@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I don't think there should be a "global" language but I do think that when people want to live in a different country where the language is different they should have to learn it in order to become a citizen.
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hi Ctrymuziklvr, That's true. Yep, we should learn the local language when we move to a new place. That's why I could speak different Chinese Dialects, Mandarine, Cantonese,Hakka etc.:) WBR,Andy
• China
9 Sep 07
Hi andy, In my point of view,establish a world language is a good suggestion,It can make us to well communicate with each other,however,my problem is that how can this strategy come true?Every country has its own language,some of them don't want to learn other languages ,they don't want to use other language instead of their own language, they like their mother tongue,However,Nowadays English is used by so many countries,It is regard as a golable language. This my low view.thanks !
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@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hi Molly, Thanks for your point of view here. Quite some friends regard English a global Language. And I also agree with you that it is really not easy for every country not to say every hunman being to learn English or another language well enough now that they already have their mother tongue all along. And sometimes, a language could be only understood in certain circumstances & certain background. WBR,Andy
• Malaysia
9 Sep 07
Thanks ANDY!!! You have settled your discussion with 4 noted paragraph and I will sincerely followed my answer as thus. Good wondering of yours about to have same language to all world population. Language is actually the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and the conventional way. Any method of expression or communication body language. The system of communication used by a particular community or country. The phraseology and vocabulary of particular group. That is why it is difficult to share because of that particular word of "the beginning". And the world could not use a same language for another reason they do have their own language as a tradition. The worse part is patriotism. Everybody claimed their language is better than others. English has already become an international language because of the exploration done by the olden days western peoples through out the world by their smart colonial system. The colonial value had been throated in by olden day's people in different country. And yes of course for China, now is the great and well developed country after taking turn to a new leaf for open sky development system and for its 50 year development plan. Next 50 years China well leading the world. I salute for this achievement. I respect for your wish and proposal to set up a common language for the people around the world so that we could communicate with each other without difficulty, but the plausibleness is very slim. As Usual, Michael.
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hi Mike, Thanks for so long a detail explanation here. Do appreciate it. Well, I couldn't agree with you more that every nation would claim to use their country's language as the World Language since it'd be an honour for the nation if its mother tongue could be used around the world. Regarding to Chinease language and China's development, thank you for your confidence for them 1st of all. I do think that China will become more and more developed and also help with the other developing countries to become developed:) Wbr & have a nice day! Andy
@icon_001 (584)
• India
10 Sep 07
Well, the idea of a Global Language is a good one.But I think it could be all the better If we have 2 or 3 Global Languages . English , Chinese and 1 more language could fit the bill in a good manner.
@leonarda (92)
• Bulgaria
9 Sep 07
Esperanto was created with that purpose - to be the common language for the people around the world but it never became popular. Maybe because it was an artificial language, I don't know.
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@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hi Leon, Thank you for telling me this, it is the 1st time I heard of Esperanto here, which let me know that there are quite some things that already existed in the world, but I just didn't notice it due to the limitation to discover all the things. WBR,Andy
• Malaysia
11 Sep 07
hi, i'm not wonder it because since you was born you only heard you own language from your parents. Same like me... Because we live in global world so our leader find good solution to make sure each of us can communicate each other without any misunderstanding. But sometimes the meaning of any translation can cause problem. But today most of us know the benefit of other language beside our own. At my country english become second language to learn at every school or high education institution. This is important for us to know english language and this is important thing if we want to get good job. Even in job interview most of the interviewer speak in english.
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@mdvarghese (1789)
• Bangalore, India
9 Sep 07
Dear Andy, Now it is the time to accept English as the Global Language . After Globalisation the importatnce of English is increased and it is impossible to move without English. But in India, we have a lot of languages . More than 50% of Indians does not know to speak Hindi, the Mother Tongue of India. In most of the states political leaders are arguing for the local languages, not even the national languages. I dont know what is happening in China. Once upon a time, chinese knows only the chinese languages. The Visiting leaders to India used translators once upon a time. Now It is the time to accept the English language as the Global language
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
9 Sep 07
Hello, Andy. There is a language which is called world language. It was formed in the eighties or maybe earlier. But few people would like to use it. Still English is the best international language since most educated people understand it and many people in different countries use it. I think that it is enough to have English instead and in fact it is. Hope you agree with me. Thanks and have a good time, Andy.
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Sep 07
Hi William, Thank you for your comment again. Yep, I was informed in my friend in my lot that the world language's name is Esperanto, which is not that well populated like English. I agree that English is already an internall language, though not many people could speak it very fluently in the world. I do hope Chinese could also one day become one of the most popular language in the world.:) WBR,Andy
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• China
10 Sep 07
Esperanto is just the word that I wanted to tell you, but I forgot how to say and spell. I am glad that you have found out this word. Chinese is becoming more and more popular in the world with the fast development of China's economy. Now there are manhy academic colleges in the name of konfuzi. In fact there is an English name for this. I am just lazy to find how to spell this one.
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