[Foundation-l] How to dismantle a language committee

[elisabeth bauer]

2009/1/11 Marcus Buck <me at marcusbuck.org>:

> In the Arabic world there's a prevalent POV, that Arabs form one nation
> united by the use of the Arabic language. But in reality Standard Arabic
> is something like Latin. With the difference, that Latin fell out of use
> to make place for the Romance languages. So Egyptian Arabic vs. Standard
> Arabic is like French vs. Latin. And the Egyptian VIP is like a 13th
> century monk. "Writing in the language of the people. How stupid...
> Latin is a godly language."

So, tell me...
Which language do the egyptian newspapers use?
In which language are the egyptian books written?
Which language does Naguib Mahfus use in his books?
Which language do the children learn at school?
Which language do you use in a letter when you apply for a job?

greetings,
elian