what would you make Earth's official language?

[userwhoquitthesite]

nadsat, my droog

I was going to say English but I'm going with this, nothing like a bit of the old ultra-violence with your fellow malchicks eh?

Real horrowshow my brother
Watch your luscious glory goes unspoiled by the kroovy

 

[Durgiun]

Ah votes we makes Ahmeyreekun th' 'fishul lanegwich a' Urt'.

 

[IamQ]

Lojban or Elvish.

If I wanted to be sadistic, I'd say Finnish. There are like 2 other countries on the planet with similar language origins.

 

[aba1]

Spanish or English.
Only chinese is a more spoken language than these two to begin with but that does no take into account all the different slangs of that language (people from south China does not understand a person speaking Chinese in the North, or so I've heard) so I'd pick either of the two most spoken languages in the world.

Edit:
Or then I would just go with Finish to fuck with peoples' minds...

There is no spoken Chinese language instead it is Mandarin or Cantonese (those are the main 2) and that is why the north and south wouldn't understand each other Mandarin is the most spoken on the 2 with almost double the amount of people over English. English would be the most widely spoken but Mandarin has more people speaking it.

 

[Aeonknight]

Earth already has a universal language. It's called Math.

 

[The White Hunter]

Finnish, because: saippuakuppinippukauppias

Which means soap dish wholesale vendor.

Also finnish is awesome.

 

[EternalFacepalm]

Binary code.

No really, I want to hear my women talk affectionately to me in 1's and 0's.... maybe an occasional 2 if they're feeling extra dirty.

Also, I'd pay good money to hear the micro machines man speak like this.

Wouldn't saying two in binary code be like speaking Arabic in the middle of an English sentence more than anything? I know you're not being serious, but I'd just like to point out that it makes no sense.

OT: English, because it basically already is.

 

[BishopofAges]

My vote is in latin, most countries already know half of it and its fun to yell at people in it, makes you sound like you're casting a spell or something. Dead languages are the only fair way to do it so you don't sound like "I'ma 'Merican so 'erbody gotta speek 'merican!"-type biased.

 

[mateushac]

I'll vote for latin so you self-entitled american capitalist pigs have something to moan about (ending sentences with a preposition LIKE A BAWS)!

 

[Infernai]

Wookie (Yes, i know there is an official name for it and all but...i doubt many people here read all that deeply into the expanded universe material). Twould be most hilarious to behold...and likely lead to a mass loss of hearing.

 

[RatRace123]

English with a Boston accent. The accent that turns me to mush when guys have it.

Also Irish, Irish is nice too.

Living near Boston and hearing this accent spoken enough times, I can honestly say:
Why would you want such a thing?
Don't get me wrong, it's not an accent that I hate and I've caught myself dropping my "R"s a few times, but I wouldn't consider it the most refined accent in the world. Namely because in most true Boston accents I hear, every other word spoken seems to be a profanity. Although now that I think about it, just peppering everyday conversation with causal profanity would probably be very amusing.

OT: I'm just gonna be lazy and say English so I don't have to learn a new language.

 

[Aris Khandr]

Logical answer: English. Many speakers, already nearly official for international business, you all know the reasons.

Preference: Arabic or French. I enjoy the sound of both. Bonus points for making all the "'Mericans" really pissed off at learning the language of their most hated cultures.

 

[Cry Wolf]

Well English should be the main language but all cursing must be uttered in Chinese!

Ninja'd, first bloody post. Well played. So, new answer:

No, wait. Still English. I'm not about to learn a new language. What? I've got complete power, fuck other people.

 

[Chemical Alia]

Japanese, having learned it as a second language I consider it much simpler and easier to learn than English. For the most part, it's straightforward. Also particles are awesome.

Chinese has all the particles your heart could desire, but none of the stupid endings on words or gendered speech.

 

[James Crook]

I'd say Galactic Basic Standard.
No, seriously, I'd say English. The most versatile, and thus, the most appropriate universal language in my opinion (I'm not a native speaker, I'm French)

 

[Tanis]

Well English should be the main language but all cursing must be uttered in Chinese!

Ooooooo...
I like THIS.

Though, maybe Japanese as well?

There's just something more 'forceful' about calling someone a BAKA instead of an IDIOT.

 

[Raven's Nest]

Well English should be the main language but all cursing must be uttered in Chinese!

Ooooooo...
I like THIS.

Though, maybe Japanese as well?

There's just something more 'forceful' about calling someone a BAKA instead of an IDIOT.

Well if you have a British accent calling somebody a Twat produces the same beautifully expressive result.

 

[GinraiPrime]

Not too sure to be perfectly honest but if I really had to choose, this won't happen but I'll say it anyways, common sense!!