On 9 Mar, 2014, at 19:46, Abdussalam Baryun <abdussalambaryun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: ... and then hope to open the subject of two languages again to see the results. There is a quote that seems to be associated with multiple people and so I guess there is more than a grain of common truth in it: "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." or "The biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred." Anyway those who know me know that I have spent a significant part of my career in multi-lingual environments and a large part of my life living in a country, Belgium, that has its own language problem. I have spent a lot of time working with translators and interpreters, preparing documents for translation and speaking through interpreters, reading translated documents and listening through interpreters. So way too much personal experience. Language is only a part of the communication problem and not even the most important part. It is much more about a desire and willingness to communicate. It is more about the ability to communicate. If people just want to communicate then there are options. Here I am thinking more of native speakers. Think of the wider audience. Keep your language simple and correct - maybe especially when the idea is difficult. International English is not quite the same as the English spoken in London or New York, for example, and never will be. So RFC 7154 and all that. However if people really think it is important and really want to go down the formal language route then there is always the ITU. Gordon PS If we do need to choose two languages then, because I spent a long time in Belgium and despite Belgium having three official languages, I propose Dutch and French. ;-), |