English does serve well as a lingua franca- yes, however Esperanto would serve much better. Ask Chinise people what they think about English, or better ask English teacher teaching English over there... or non English academics who have to write their thesis in a foreign language.
Esperanto is now a real natural language (a bit like a global minority language), spoken around the globe, with some tousands of native speakers .... on Duolingo alone more than 600 000 English speaker learning it. Google a bit or if you like read my article here on Steemit:
https://steemit.com/esparanto/@johano/steem-engine-for-a-global-language
By the way I am a great fan of diversity too.
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You’ve posted very interesting thoughts. I have translating experience and am keenly aware of communication difficulties. Also—since you mentioned China—I have a number of Chinese friends and often see how difficult English can be for them . . . and for Russian speakers, too . . . and German speakers . . . and . . . (big smile). So I am receptive to the idea of an international language.
I enjoyed reading your article! Thanks so much. I’ll be posting quotes (which are another kind of international connector) about once a week. If you have a minute, please drop by.
Thanks and followed.