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    I blame it all on Shakespeare for making the English language a work of genius.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rumata View Post
    I mean de facto English is used way too much here but without an announcement.
    In Russia? Really?

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    Spoiler!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen View Post
    In Russia? Really?
    Yes. Usually not speech, but separate words from English.
    Do what you should.

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    OP should have said or written 'non-native English speakers' as ' non-English speakers' can mean people who really don't speak English at all, as well. Anyway, I would mind it a lot, as the national language is a people's and country's most valued or one of the most valued treasures, spiritually speaking. I already am annoyed about some of our young Romanians who speak in 'Romglish'(a mix of Romanian and English) amongst themselves.
    Last edited by TheForeigner; 10-07-2023 at 06:11 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheForeigner View Post
    OP should have said or written 'non-native English speakers' as ' non-English speakers' can mean people who really don't speak English at all, as well. Anyway, I would mind it a lot, as the national language is a people's and country's most valued or one of the most valued treasures, spiritually speaking. I already am annoyed about some of our young Romanians who speak in 'Romglish'(a mix of Romanian and English) amongst themselves.
    I explained earlier in the thread that I wanted to write that but there wasn't enough room.

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    It'd be extremely beneficial to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen View Post
    "Our language is pointless and irrelevant in the modern world. Therefore, we should gradually phase it out - at least from public life - and make English the sole and official language of the nation".
    with the translation tools and globalized culture nowadays in which we all get to speak decent English as a foreign language, there's no need for that.

    I on the contrary am in favour of regional languages and I would eliminate "national" languages and have each region speak and write its dialect. English would still stay as the main foreign language that everyone will be able to use and speak for foreign interaction

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nurzat View Post
    with the translation tools and globalized culture nowadays in which we all get to speak decent English as a foreign language, there's no need for that.

    I on the contrary am in favour of regional languages and I would eliminate "national" languages and have each region speak and write its dialect. English would still stay as the main foreign language that everyone will be able to use and speak for foreign interaction
    So those who visit and even move to Romania - whether to work or to study - shouldn't learn Romanian?

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