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> If we follow your line Dutch will go the same way as Welsh or Basque.

No it won't. Mirroring important announcements in two languages is a thing most countries do, and their languages are far from extinct.





It already is, mate. There are people who move to countries such as the Netherlands, Iceland and Sweden and insist on using English all the time. I've even heard of Dutch using English with each other. There are people who've attempted this in Spain, but it's harder there since there are so many Spanish speakers.



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