Why British actor for French-descened captain?
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European Hegemony?
Gerard Depardieu was unavailable. -- RR
^Gerard Depardieu can act. And he has hair. Nuff said.
^ Well if you're gonna be picky...
Sorry. What was I thinking of?
I have only seen him in a couple of things, and he did fine, but since I think Stewart was wonderful, and since hair isn't for me a crucial element of captainship...well, nuff said.
Are you sure his name was not Jean-Luc but Gianluca?
If the European Union will ever adopt an unified language, it would English, and I'm sure it will be spoken with some kind of British accent, not an American one.
Oh yes. The United Kingdom's age-old love story with the European Union is truly a thing of beauty.
The E.U. uses British spellings, I know that for sure. Of course, to a certain extent so do Canada and Australia, but still.
Anyway, that's what I always figured, too. No reason why everybody would have the same accent, and why not a British accent rather than an American or a French one?
Anyway, that's what I always figured, too. No reason why everybody would have the same accent, and why not a British accent rather than an American or a French one?
The UK doesn't even need to be part of it. English it's the most common second language that people learn around here. And it's taught with British spelling and received pronunciation more often than not. When I meet with German, French, Spanish people, we speak English. The bureaucracy can deal with twenty-seven official languages, but people will speak British English to communicate.
Of course, you are both perfectly aware that United Kingdom is a member of the European Union, and this is just you way of conveying some deeper meaning, so subtle that it has escaped me...?
Of course, you are both perfectly aware that United Kingdom is a member of the European Union, and this is just you way of conveying some deeper meaning, so subtle that it has escaped me...?
I think people have some funny ideas about the UK and the EU, mainly because no one can decide what our role in it should be.
The point here was that if the UK was not in the Union then the de facto language would be English...Which is possibly true, though I suspect there would have been a movement to make it French (one of the 6 internationally used languages according to the UN.)
Oh and FYI, if the UK was not a part of the EU then we'd have lost al ot of our international standing a long time ago. Welcome to the 21st century, nations are built and stand on their co-operation with their neighbours.
Of course, you are both perfectly aware that United Kingdom is a member of the European Union, and this is just you way of conveying some deeper meaning, so subtle that it has escaped me...?
Sorry, maybe I did not made myself clear. I was replying to this:
My point was that, independently of the role of the UK in the EU, English is the de facto international language in Europe.
Yes, there would be some people pissed about that. I would love for Classical Latin to be the official language of the EU, but it's not gonna happen, so I will happily settle for English.
I've finally figured it out. The Academie Francaise still exists in the 24th Century, where it continues to stunt the growth of the language to the point where it is impossible to communicate in any meaningful way. With no words whatsoever to describe the modern world of the 24th Century, Picard can only sing Frere Jacques.
There is no problem with the evolution of the language. The Academie Française and the language spoken by everyone in the streets are 2 different things. It will be the same in the 24th century.
Picard speaks English without a French accent only because TNG is an American production, end of the "discussion".
