Daniel Scocco shared some interesting news on the DailyWritingTips blog -

English to Become the Official and Obligatory Language of the Internet

The Central Authority for Internet Control (CAIC) announced today that they plan to make English the official and obligatory language of the Internet, and that by 2010 all the web pages should already be using English exclusively. The story goes on in more detail.

Daniel felt the idea was “stupid”. Personally, I think it is more impractical than anything. I truly wish that all humans shared the same language. Just think about all the misunderstandings, conflicts, and prejudices that would be solved if we could all just communicate with each other in a common language.

Heck, for that matter, I wish we all had the same currency and drove on the same side of the street, but that’s another story.