tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165706954654611656.post3389645522085537599..comments2023-10-28T11:34:22.126+01:00Comments on The Daily Salty: Multilingualism 'declining' and translations in EU!Bhaskar Dasguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721713377182756385noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165706954654611656.post-62334800949518073372007-10-07T18:37:00.000+01:002007-10-07T18:37:00.000+01:00Abdou Diouf is right. The Hegemony of English is a...Abdou Diouf is right. The Hegemony of English is a threat to European languages and cultures. 1 billion dollars for multilingualism is nothing compare to the benefits accruing to the UK and to the USA as a consequence of the hegemonic role of THEIR languageMichele Gazzolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250150557597964329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4165706954654611656.post-8863916257762773552007-10-04T00:01:00.000+01:002007-10-04T00:01:00.000+01:00Given my recent experience and complete frustratio...Given my recent experience and complete frustration at the French populace's complete stubbornness (arrogance?) in insisting on speaking to a non-french native in ONLY french, I can only wonder what Abou Diof really means when he says ...<I>"I am fighting to defend the principle of plurilingualism and the representation of the different languages of the European Union."</I> In my sceptical mind, I read that as<I> "We are French. We will never speak anything but French. Vive le France!" </I>K.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03015978766592482119noreply@blogger.com