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Should a Country Speak a Single Language? (www.newyorker.com)
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[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fuck no.

So many regional languages suppressed by the Franco regime in Spain it's amazing how in less than 50 years they've come back and are actively embraced by the younger generation. I appreciate the diversity even though my lizard brain won't let me learn it.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We French never took our regional languages back, although some areas are still fighting for theirs. So much culture lost.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Up in Catalunya (Barcelona) the dialect is very french-spanish influenced, (but don't let anyone from there catch you saying it, lol) and Valenciano is a little less so.

[–] guillem@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Try one of the Language Transfer courses. They are lizard friendly.