It will take this long -- until we no longer have to press one for English and two for any other language.

CNN: McCain stands alone on immigration bill

The cross-party committee said a number of former ambassadors had stressed the importance of speaking the local language when posted abroad, one suggesting any downgrading of linguistic competence would be a "terrible mistake".

BBC: UK Politics

It's one thing for a robot to learn English, Japanese, or any other language that we humans have already mastered.

ENGADGET: Lingodroid robots develop their own language, quietly begin plotting against mankind