David Brownell wrote:
On Wednesday 08 September 2004 7:28 am, Alan Stern wrote:
I imagine the closest thing to a "lingua franca" would be U.S.-English,
but obviously my viewpoint is biased.
Surely you jest. By definition, it's French - right? :)
Actually, "lingua franca" originally refers to a strange mixture of
French, Spanish, Italian and possibly some other languages, that was
used as a lingua franca (!) in the Mediterranean in the past. Or at
least, that's what I've read somewhere - possibly in the Oxford English
Dictionary.
I wonder if there's a language code for it...
- Dave
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