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The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.
The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replased with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reash the stage where more komplikated shanges are possible.
Governments wil enkourage the removal of double let
2007-04-07 15:40:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
What in the name of God will the goverment do next? That's not true, everything that the goverment says is not true, my friend.
2007-04-07 15:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and you missed the rest of the story...
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always
ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is
disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with
"z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining
"ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu
understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.
Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze
forst plas!
2007-04-07 22:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by Yiya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of silent "e"s in the languag is disgrasful and they would go.
By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" by "z" and "w" by "v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining"ou", and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
Ze drem vil finali kum tru.
2007-04-08 00:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by Choran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a joke email which has been circulating for several years. I first read it circa 2002.
2007-04-07 22:45:13 · answer #4 · answered by Kat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it true that English will be the official language of the EU.
2007-04-07 22:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
OMG!! I think you should (MUST!!!) take a look here!: http://languagerealm.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/english-to-be-worlds-language/
This one was very funny :p
2007-04-08 09:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by kamelåså 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be kidding.
2007-04-07 22:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you're kidding.
2007-04-07 22:50:42 · answer #8 · answered by EarthGirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im tinkina goin to mejico,,,,,,,,yeejaaaahh
2007-04-07 23:12:39 · answer #9 · answered by quackpotwatcher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so
2007-04-07 22:43:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋