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I highly doubt that, and if it does, screw that shit, I'm moving to Britain.

Modicone: Split from the How natlangs look in the future! thread. Locked because it's nonproductive arguing.

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Banami bhjaddhos rafi mau cy vyaja cecerror.
Fools do not see the sun nor sail the seas
-Azenti Proverb

Any rational thinking whatsoever behind this rash decision?

Berätta mer!

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そうだ。死んでいる人も勃起することが出来る。
俺はその証だ。

By all means. Just remember, there, you'll be the minority too.

I know a fair amount of British English.

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Banami bhjaddhos rafi mau cy vyaja cecerror.
Fools do not see the sun nor sail the seas
-Azenti Proverb

Well, horses for courses, I say. Do be a good chap and stop faffing about! Wangle a ticket and chivvy along!

I know a fair amount of British English that ISN'T obviously exxagerated and stereotypical.

Whatever the case, British English is STILL English.

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Banami bhjaddhos rafi mau cy vyaja cecerror.
Fools do not see the sun nor sail the seas
-Azenti Proverb

So you know "loo". Jolly good.

And besides, the differences between different British dialects can be as big as that between BE and other kinds of English. Remember that RP speakers are a rather small minority in Britain.

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constructedlanguages.net

Well, that's nice, but accent isn't what I was prodding him about. The fact is, he is having a political reaction to a linguistic [read: demographic] change and that may suit his perspective, but I think it's rather silly.

So, any rational reasons for your (conditional) decision?

I think it can be safely asserted that rationality only accounts for about a tenth of his decision making paradigm...most especially, it would seem, when there are 'dirty Hispanics/Latinos' in question.

Dear lord, now you're accusing me of racism.

I don't hate Hispanics or Latinos. I live in goddamn San Anotnio, where there's massive hispanic community. I merely would prefer living in a place where my native language is the most common sk I can communicate easier. Is that so wrong?

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Banami bhjaddhos rafi mau cy vyaja cecerror.
Fools do not see the sun nor sail the seas
-Azenti Proverb

Actually, I wasn't, but now that you mention it...


Just their language? Enough to uproot yourself because of its pervasiveness, it would seem.


And how many of them do not speak Spanish? (At least at home and with relatives)

According to the 2010 census non-Hispanic whites only make up 26% of the population, so you're already a minority...why not go to the UK now and save yourself some waiting around.


If you listen to yourself you're not making any sense...a place does not determine the native language, the person does, so if the majority of people in a region speak one lang over another, that becomes the default native language. Do you see?


I am tempted to say yes, but that would rob you of the realization that what you're saying is you'd rather move than be a minority in a place where that is already the case...silly, wouldn't you say?

Why is it that if anything at all can be even remotely construed as racist, it invariably is, over any other interpretation?
Why was "Chagen hates Hispanics!" a more probable conclusion than "Chagen can't speak Spanish."?

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I speak English and a touch of Gàidhlig.
I am creating a conworld, which I refer to as the Carrion Series, that will contain three languages, Iriex, Dvoen and Maxna.

You're right, maybe he doesn't like Spanish because of its verb conjugation and lack of dental clicks, which is why he wants to change continents in the event that it overtakes English as the dominant language wherever he might live.

I'm gonna' go roll my eyes at you elsewhere, cool?

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I speak English and a touch of Gàidhlig.
I am creating a conworld, which I refer to as the Carrion Series, that will contain three languages, Iriex, Dvoen and Maxna.

Yeah, sure, but can't you at least admit that his reaction to the likely influence of Spanish on English is a little absurd?

You don't think the experience of being a member of a minority would teach you some fucking humility or otherwise be a beneficial thing ? I can actually recommend it, it does wonders to one's ability to reason about ethnicity-related things.

Also I'm giving a warning to Sano and Systemzwang both. You have been warned at least twice in the past few days and need to show better conduct.

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