POST:
The Ugly American Programmer, By Jeff Atwood, Coding Horror, March 29, 2009

I, for one, believe fervently in the death of minor languages and in a Darwinian struggle for those that remain.

In language, I don't want diversity; I want effective communication.

I will speak whatever the winner speaks, but I suspect English wins. Why? You need only a small vocabulary to proceed. KISS wins, as usual.

And for the Orwellian toss-backs, I need only point out how easily English absorbs foreign influences.

So no, we won't all be reduced to doubleplusgoods.

(Thanks: Neotraditional Librarian)