Ferengi – just for the irony of that language being completely useless and unprofitable irl!

linguisten:

languagesandshootingstars:

❝To say there is no worth in learning a language that isn’t economically useful is like saying there’s no point in being friends with somebody unless they’re going to help you get a better job. It’s a spectacular, cynical miss of the point.❞
— Rhona NicDhùghaill

Langblr ask game: send me an ask telling me what language I should learn and why!

True. But there are all the anons suggesting to you languages with tens or hundreds of millions of speakers, saying those languages are particularly useful. That characterization does not make any sense if there is no presupposed gradation of usefulness, i.e. if there is no contrast “more useful”: “less useful” or “useful” : “useless”.  

Thus, when we want to oppose the notion of “useless” languages, we need to stop praising other languages as “useful”. 

@linguisten did u not get that this was a star trek joke ?

money-comb:

Visitor to deep space 9 to keiko: so… you seeing anyone?

Keiko: why yes! This is my husband Miles, Miles’ boyfriend Julian, Julian’s husband Garak, me and Miles’ girlfriend Kira, Kira’s boyfriend Odo, Odo’s enemy-with-benefits Quark, Kira’s datemate Jadzia, and Jadzia’s husband Worf.

Visitor pointing at Sisko: and who’s that?

All in unison: that’s our dad