Re: The Future Language

Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:
>
> Artem Kouzminykh wrote:
> > but not in relatively close future, not
> > in 21-22 centuries anyway. May be in the 4th millenium;-)
>
> 21 centuries from now WILL be in the 4th millennium, unless you meant
> "21st-22nd century"
    Actually 21 centuries from now it will be the 41st Century, which is the
first century of the Fifth Millennium.

    As far as language change in the future goes, I've always thought that
the development of recorded sound will slow down change in the spoken
language.  Didn't the invention of the printing press slow down change in
the written language?

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