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Language To Dominate Internet 535  Posted by CmdrTaco from the
keep-'em-dominated dept. Zothecula writes "In the beginning, the
language of the World Wide Web was English. Times change though,
and the United States military's gift to civilization knows no
national boundaries, and growing worldwide adoption of the
internet has changed the audience make-up to such an extent that
the dominant language of the internet is about to become
Chinese. That's not to say the Chinese are all that comfortable
with this either. There has just been an official decree
requiring the use of Chinese translations for all English words
and phrases in newspapers, magazines and web sites. While all
countries have watched the unregulated global nature of the
internet erode traditional cultural values and the integrity of
national languages, it seems the Chinese powers-that-be have
concluded that the purity of the Chinese language needs to be
preserved."  Chinese Written