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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by ballencrieff
I can't be the only one who chuckles everytime English is referred to as the lingua franca of.....
Yes, but nobody claims that English is a good language for concise phrases to identify concepts! Latin is actually great for that, as many lawyers will readily agree (although for the same reason it's rubbish for other things).
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