English as THE language of business. Shorter and shorter. Simpler word by word?
Article: The new lingua germanica. By Peter Marsh.
"If I want to talk about growth and ambition, I find it a lot easier if I speak in English, rather than German," says Mr Schwenker. "Imagine I want to say to some people: 'Let's go for it, and let's do it together.' I can say this in English, and people will listen, but if I say it in German it takes up too many words, and [the phrasing] is impossible."
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