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minus-squareTheBeege@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoSorry, what is called the Lingua Franca? I missed which part you’re referencing I only made the French comment because the French government has an official entity granted the authority to define the official French language.
minus-squareNoIWontPickaName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThe lingua Franca is the main tongue used in the world at the time. It’s called that because it used to be French, now it’s English. You’re one of today’s lucky 10,000!
minus-squareTheBeege@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoAh, you were referencing English. Thank you. Ah! I learned something recently about lingua franca. It was a combination of French and Italian jargon. https://www.britannica.com/topic/lingua-franca What are today’s lucky 10,000?
minus-squareNoIWontPickaName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI’ve never got a double, thank you for being my first! https://xkcd.com/1053/
Sorry, what is called the Lingua Franca? I missed which part you’re referencing
I only made the French comment because the French government has an official entity granted the authority to define the official French language.
The lingua Franca is the main tongue used in the world at the time. It’s called that because it used to be French, now it’s English.
You’re one of today’s lucky 10,000!
Ah, you were referencing English. Thank you.
Ah! I learned something recently about lingua franca. It was a combination of French and Italian jargon. https://www.britannica.com/topic/lingua-franca
What are today’s lucky 10,000?
I’ve never got a double, thank you for being my first!
https://xkcd.com/1053/