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From: Dan.Pop@cern.ch (Dan Pop)
Subject: Re: Why is France systematically excluded?
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In <4uvbp3$5cf@nuntius.u-net.net> Richard Buttrey <richard@buttrey.u-net.com> writes:

>Dan.Pop@cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:
>
>>in many countries, which evolve in different directions, but need a
>>common reference, to make the communication between people speaking
>>the "same" language possible.  German is an excellent example, because
>>there are so many incompatible "flavours" that an official reference is
>>the only way to ensure that a Swiss German will be able to talk to a
>>Romanian German or an Alsatian German.
>
>Isn't this the whole point. If so much legislation and official 
>definition is needed in order to allow Germans to speak to Romanians 
>wouldn't we all be better of speaking English.  :-)

I have some doubts that native German speakers (of all "flavours") will
appreciate your joke :-)

Dan
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