--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Passing along the most interesting linguistic theories I > have read in quite some time, one that I happen to agree > with. Professor Chen's theory of weak FTR languages > explains a lot about different cultural attitudes about > relating to the future. > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21518574 >
In Finland, the wealthiest families tend to be Swedish-speaking. Swedish has a future tense (jag [ya(g)] skall ... I shall...), whereas Finnish doesn't...
