Öttinger vs. English as a working language

by Kosmopolit in Bright side of life, EU politics

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Günther Öttinger famously declared a few years ago that English will become the global working language (“Englisch wird die Arbeitssprache”).So, his job as the EU commissioner for energy is certainly a great opportunity for him to use his English skills… But just watch for yourself:

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  1. Öttinger vs. English as a working language http://ow.ly/10ndC [@Kosmopolit]

    • Billius says:

      Very interesting example of that old logical phallacy, the viscious ad hominem. The initial response might to think it is simply a case of ‘do as I say, not as I do’. On the other hand, it could be argued that it is admirable that an individual should support policies that would disadvantage him personally, while others might frame their view of the world based in accordance with their own limitations. An analogy might be a person who asserts that it would be good for school children to have a command of Latin, while he does not have the skill himself.

  2. Billius says:

    Erm, fallacy! How terribly Freudian.

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