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Quote STCrowley  I don't know. Latin stuck around for a long time as the language of education. . . and it was considered a step 'backward' in education when schools stopped using it. And I know a chemist who had to learn German in university, because it was the language of chemistry. . . these things really are tenacious.
I predict that it won't be Chinese. Just because that seems like the obvious answer. I say Spanish, but mainly to be contrary. |
Interesting. See, I don't see Chinese as the new language of trade, etc. because it is so confined to one specific region. Also, language usually follows an economic power. If the most-used world currency, the dollar, changes, then I think the language will change.
Not too long ago, China proposed a neutral currency for people to use to trade in oil. However, it was rejected. I wonder what would happen if a neutral currency was created. Hmmm, one world currency, what next?
