Au Revior the English language in the EU?

Au Revior the English language in the EU? 

When I first read the article, my mind was like “this can’t be true”. t.co 

English is a European language as much of other European languages like French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese and German. English is West Germanic language, originally from England and world language international since it is indeed 3rd spoken language in the world behind Spanish & Chinese Mandarin. 🇪🇸🇨🇳

There are two EU member states that has the English as official language: Ireland & Malta. 🇮🇪🇲🇹 Brexiteers would go mad over this. The English language being diminished in the EU institutions. 

So English will still be the working language of the European Union post Brexit as the UK left the bloc on 31st January 2020, it is that 27 remaining EU member states and institutions would speak more of European languages like French and German as if English is somewhat not being spoken which I doubt it would happen. I even told my grandma (my mum’s mum which unfortunately supports Brexit) who lives in South Africa, didn’t seem to realise that English is the EU’s working language. Saying “how many those EU countries speak English”. Well before Brexit, there were three. The United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta. Since 31st January 2020, it is just Ireland and Malta as there are two. 

So with Macron (French President) wants to replace English with the French language as the EU’s working language, it reminds me of Jean Claude Juncker (then EU commission president) in 2017 said that English is “losing EU clout”. Losing importance. The English language losing importance in the EU27.  

Brexit is really the disadvantage & with the idea of the English language being diminished in the EU institutions, you can cast a blame on the leavers (not the EU27) who has no common sense whatsoever & really are small minded. Let’s hope that better not be the case. 

We all know that many students from EU & non EU nations come to the UK universities to learn & speak English as second or third language given that those who speak English as first language (like myself) are English speaking countries (the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The Five Eye) including ex British colonies like South Africa, Bahamas, Ghana, Nigeria and Guyana. So the English language should continue in the EU institutions as working language alongside French and German despite the UK not being an member of the European Union. French replacing the English as the EU’s working language just because the UK is not in the EU anymore, it won’t work. After all there are Ireland & Malta who are only two EU member states who has English as the official languages besides their own National languages: Irish and Maltese. 

If that is to be the case with English not being spoken in all EU bodies other than French, German & other languages of the European Union member states, then that is on the Brexiteers. 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇩🇪

So I pray that the EU27 will not say Au Revior (goodbye in French) to the English language. 🇬🇧