Poem 149 of 230: FOR BETTER OR WORSE
Largely due to America,
English - to use Italian -
Is now the world’s lingua franca,
Where, it seems, it once was Latin;
But, while brogues are a good thing,
I doubt American spelling.
(C) David Franks 2003
Largely due to America,
English - to use Italian -
Is now the world’s lingua franca,
Where, it seems, it once was Latin;
But, while brogues are a good thing,
I doubt American spelling.
(C) David Franks 2003
