Is French on the decline

Dung Beetle in Decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:02 am GMT
Good, Dutch is more important than Spanish.
Maine   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:04 am GMT
Well, this is the original data in belgian Statitistics, The usage of languages in Brussels, in PDF.

1. French

2. Dutch

3. Portuguese

4. Arabic

It confirms that English and Spanish are the languages not spoken in Brussels, capital of European Union.
frogs in decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:11 am GMT
Dutch is more important than French in South America.
Informer   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:14 am GMT
French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English. In China has also become the second most demanded foreign language.
French is considered to be the language of diplomacy and culture due to its glorious past and its rich culture.
France is the world's major tourist destination (75 million tourists a year). France is the most visited destination in the world. Paris is considered one of the "global cities".

http://www.nelanguage.com/french.html - A Chinese website.


French, the most practical language to learn (mumbai)

http://mumbai.locanto.in/ID_100543469/French-the-most-practical-language-to-learn.html
Frogs in decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:20 am GMT
France may be the most visited country, but Spain is the second. Also Mexico and Argentina are famoust touristic destinations, so in globa terms Spanish speaking countries are more visited than French speaking countries because only France is very visited.


http://www.nelanguage.com/french.html - A Chinese website.

The same website says this:

Spanish is the world's third most spoken language, after Mandarin Chinese and English, and ranks second in terms of native speakers.
Spanish is the second most used language in international communication, and an official language of the UN and its organizations.
Dung Beetle in Decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:27 am GMT
<< Spanish is the world's third most spoken language, after Mandarin Chinese and English, and ranks second in terms of native speakers.
Spanish is the second most used language in international communication, and an official language of the UN and its organizations. >>

Spanish is the 2nd most used language in international communication because Francophone Africa is not included. But once the Francophone African countries is on the scene, Spanish gives way.
Frogs in decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:31 am GMT
Haha, I used the source you provided , frog! . It says Spanish is the second most used language in international organizations, hahaha. By the way, French is not the first, bwhahahaha. Losers.
Dung Beetle in Decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:41 am GMT
Haha, stupid, Dung Beetle!. It says Spanish is the second most used language in international organizations, hahaha Do Poland, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece would use Spanish in International communication? No, they are more likely to use French.

BTW, just the hispanic countries use Spanish in international countires, that's why it gives an impression that Spanish is the 2nd most widely used in international communication because the Francophone African countries are not present.
Frogs in decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:49 am GMT
yes frog, Brazil uses Spanish in international organizations. Spanish is the most studied foreign language there. So you give sources that you don't believe. What's the point then?. Logic is not your strength, frogs.
Dung Beetle in Decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:01 pm GMT
No dung beetle, Brazil and portugal uses French in international organizations not Spanish. French is the most studied foreign language there. So I give sources that you don't believe.. What's the point then?. Logic is not your strength, hispanic dung beetle.
frogs in decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:50 pm GMT
No dung beetle, Brazil and portugal uses French in international organizations not Spanish

Hahaha... Brazil uses French in Mercosur? Oh, yes . Now take your medication.
Dung Beetle in Decline   Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:23 pm GMT
<< Hahaha... Brazil uses French in Mercosur? Oh, yes . Now take your medication. >>

Brazil uses Spanish in Mercosur? Oh, no, Now take your Cocaine and Marijuana!
French will dissapear   Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:22 pm GMT
Lula recibió la distinción bautizada Don Quijote de la Mancha en una ceremonia a la que asistió el presidente del Gobierno, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, celebrada en Toledo, donde tiene su sede la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha.

Lula, de 63 años, fue galardonado por su decisión de convertir al castellano en lengua obligatoria en las escuelas públicas de Brasil desde 2006. "Apostamos fuertemente por la difusión del español en Brasil", afirmó Lula Da Silva recordando esa ley. "Hoy, nueve millones de alumnos estudian español como segunda lengua en todo el territorio brasileño, nuestra meta es alcanzar los 12 millones en 2010" para lo que "necesitaremos al menos 30.000 profesores capacitados para esa tarea", añadió el mandatario brasileño, que defendió el castellano como una forma de estrechar lazos.

"Seremos una América más integrada, no seremos extraños entre nosotros ni tan adversarios como fuimos en el siglo XX. Juntos, hablando una misma lengua, seremos más fuertes", dijo Lula. Brasil, el gigante sudamericano, mantiene amplios vínculos económicos con el resto de América Latina, donde se habla español. "Hay que profundizar no sólo en los vínculos económicos, sino lanzar un diálogo entre sociedades que necesitan conocerse mejor" y lo que "nos une en este ejercicio de diálogo, es cultura, la experiencia compartida en la historia de dos lenguas hermanas, el idioma nos ayuda a enriquecer nuestros lazos", dijo Lula.
AngloSaxonPower   Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:41 pm GMT
<<Do Poland, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece would use Spanish in International communication? No, they are more likely to use French. >>

No, they use English only. End of matter.
shiv   Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:46 pm GMT
After reading the previous posts, it looks like the Spanish guy won the argument. The French guy just copies his posts without using facts. For example:

<< No dung beetle, Brazil and portugal uses French in international organizations not Spanish. French is the most studied foreign language there. >>

This is wrong. Brazil and Portugal are most likely to use English in internation communication worldwide and Spanish regionally in all of Latin America. English and Spanish are the most studied in Brazil, and English is the most studied in Port. French has no major importance here.

Also, the Spanish guy used the French guy's own source against him.
<< Haha, I used the source you provided >>

<< French is considered to be the language of diplomacy and culture due to its glorious past and its rich culture. >>

French fanatics need to quit arguing the relevence of French based on its PAST. The past is the past my friends. Move on. ENGLISH is THE language of diplomacy TODAY. They also need to get over their assumption that France is the only country with a "rich culture." What is the French "culture" today anyways??? It's not so apparent.