>>>>>BTW, what will now be official languages of the EU?
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>>>>In the spirit of etymology that has governed this side of the conversation, I'd say that the lingua franca should be... French :)
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>>>This would both be political and stupid, so I guess it could happen.
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>>You mean, it's a deja-vu?
>>There are so many French words in English already, which makes it more accessible. Also, it would be very chic. Et finalement, we would be able to drink the water in Koln, not only the beer :)
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>I've heard that drinking water from Köln is the last stage of alcoholism.

Apparently, true. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/15/russia.science
But for the French, I guess it would be nothing more than Leitungswasser.
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