South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

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South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by Clinton Huxley » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:04 am

Interesting to see how this works out. We'll have Sudan back in the Empire yet, huzzah!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15216524

I particularly liked this bit, very Graham Greene...
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by klr » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:34 pm

General Gordon did some good there so. :{D
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:30 pm

Um, what language would this be? :thinks:
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:32 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Um, what language would this be? :thinks:
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:33 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:Um, what language would this be? :thinks:
Knowest thou not, prithee? :tea:
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by mistermack » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:36 am

It's an excellent decision. Surprisingly far-sighted.
Not only will it work against tribalism, it's the best tool possible for improving the educational standards.
In a country with a shortage of books, the internet is THE tool for learning, and English is THE language of the internet.
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:09 am

Nice to see Blighty in there, trying to win influence in a new nation. Obviously, the Chinese will steamroller in soon, offering to build the South Sudanese a giant platinum ostrich in return for voting compliance at the UN but you do what you can.
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Re: South Sudan adopts the language of Shakespeare

Post by nosweat » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:59 am

I'm fully with mastermack on this one - if you're going to pick a language to bind the nation together, and give them an outward look to the international stage then Shakespeare's language is the one...whether it be English English or the Americanised version ;) Go Sudan!
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