Majority UK wants to leave English language

Iris Brinkman
Writing in the Media
2 min readJun 22, 2016

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As always, Europe is the core of the problem. Too many European countries speak English nowadays and as a result the UK’s sovereignty is eroding. “We are losing our identity because of English speaking Europeans”, is the general opinion. A referendum on the 23rd of June will decide whether the UK will definitely exit the English language.

Lily Johnson, head of the leave campaign, argues that since so many Europeans speak English, the UK no longer holds a special position within the EU. This is unacceptable according to Johnson: “We don’t want our children to grow up in a Europe where they don’t have privileges. That’s why it is time to take action. A vote to leave is the safer option it enables us to take back control.”

Bart Brown, owner of a small car shop in London, is planning to vote leave as well. “They are taking advantage of our language, especially the southern European countries who are butchering English the most. They are using our language but what have they ever given to us? How would they feel if we suddenly start to speak their languages? Have you ever heard a Brit speaking German or French at an understandable level? No. Exactly.”

So what will happen after June, if the Brits decide to leave the English language? “To be honest”, admits Johnson, “a future without English is unsure, however we strongly feel that a future with the language is even more unsure.” Besides, the level of English amongst Europeans keeps increasing, where will it end? We don´t want to identify with a language all the European bureaucrats speak in Brussels, thanks to their language courses. Just look at how Angela Merkel tries to undermine us with her near-native English. Also they sound too American, which makes it more unpleasant overall.

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